applause some of the veterans' memories were read out. "i was 19 when i landed but i was still a boy." the actor martin freeman recounted the words ofjoe mines from the 2nd battalion of the essex regiment, on his first return to normandy. "so why would i come back? "well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. "the last there will ever be, and it's because of the lads. "i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. "may they rest in peace." six miles away onjuno beach, prince william joined canadian veterans. standing here today in peaceful silence, it is almost impossible to grasp the courage it would have taken to run into the fury of battle that very day.

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