The events will mark 80 years since the Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944.
Events across Devon and Cornwall will take place later to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Commemoration events such as memorial services and beacon lighting will happen in a number of locations, including Plymouth, Falmouth and the Isles of Scilly. Mr Cooper said: "I thought it would be a good idea to get one out to the Isles of Scilly just to include it in the celebration, it being the most southwesterly land-based lighthouse."
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