WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: It's perhaps the final reunion for a group of World War II veterans, all survivors of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation in Britain. A fleet of civilian and naval ships helped hundreds of thousands of Allied troops escape the advance of Nazi soldiers. Correspondent Kevin Dunn has their story.</s>KEVIN DUNN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Gathering at the Imperial War Museum, veterans of the extraordinary evacuation from Dunkirk, when boats as small as this one, the Tamzin (ph), ferried 340,000 British and French troops from the beaches to safety. In May 1940, German troops had pushed the British and French forces back to the French coast and an appeal went out for ships to sail to their rescue. A flotilla of tugs, ferries, even private yachts crossed the Channel to retrieve an entire army from the beaches. Among those who waited was Bob Brooks, a gunner in the Royal Artillery. He spent three days on the beach before being rescued.</s>BOB BROOKS, DUNKIRK VETERAN: I mean, there was a general feeling of failure because we had had to leave all of our equipment and we'd had to move back to Dunkirk. On the hand, there was a general euphoria to the fact we were going home.</s>LEON WILSON, DUNKIRK VETERAN: Well, I hope we never see anymore of what I've seen because we were walking on dead bodies instead of on sand. And I -- I shall never, never forget about it. Never.</s>DUNN: Their numbers are, of course, dwindling with every year, which is why this, the 60th commemoration, is to be their last. (on camera): The Prince of Wales will take the salute when the veterans march through Dunkirk in three weeks time, but that will be their last reunion. After 60 years, they will then formally disband. Kevin Dunn, ITN, at the Imperial War Museum.
Dunkirk Veterans Gather for 60th and Last Official Reunion