Martin Daubney has sent a direct message to GB News viewers to reflect on the "privilege and honour" of reporting on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
In an exclusive video for GBN members, the presenter thanked viewers for watching the coverage, which celebrated those who risked their lives in World War II.
Martin said: "Hello you wonderful GB news members! Well, as the dust settles on my contribution, at least to the 80th anniversary of D-Day, what a magnificent couple of days.
"It's been a true privilege to be a part of this in some small way. And thank you so much about so many appreciative your says and emails for our reporting.
"I think we've done this with a passion and an integrity and a genuineness that you don't get from other broadcasters. Sophie Reaper, Ellie Costello on the beaches in Normandy, talking to veterans in the twilight of their lives.
"There's a guy called Henry Rice, 98, who'd been flirting with Queen Camilla, still got a glint in his eye telling his stories. And then, of course, on more reflective moments, looking back at the tragic losses, some of the horrors that those boys saw, you know, unimaginable.
"And today's message in particular has been about the legacy. We must never, ever forget the sacrifice that they made. All of us are free now from the tyranny of Nazism.
"Because those boys got on boats, they jumped out of planes, they got in gliders, unimaginable terror.
"Some of those boys, 17, 18 year olds, one lad even lied about his age. He was 16. Can you imagine? 16. And walking into the unimaginable dread of D-Day, they did it unquestioningly.
"They did it for the country, for our liberty. And they gave the ultimate sacrifice. Many of them.
"We were at Bayeux Cemetery yesterday; this place is just overwhelming.
"I went there as a boy when I was 13. I'd never, ever forgotten those landscapes. You drive through them, and they go on and on and on the landscape, the magnitude.
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"It's so solemn and overpowering. And the physicality makes you realize we're a part of a country. It was fighting for liberty, for freedom. Is our country still that now? Today we could have another story.
"The French vessels bringing dinghies into the middle of the channel. They were there for hours and 60 immigrants ended up in the water.
"British vessels brought them ashore on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Is that the way the French should be repaying us? After we gave the ultimate sacrifice to liberate France, to liberate Europe?
"Some food for thought, bit of politics. But on a serious note, thank you so, so much for tuning in and sending so many positive messages.
"It's been truly a privilege and an honour, and I hope you've enjoyed our coverage of D-Day. I hope we've done you proud. Thank you very much."
