normandy, veterans, who are dwindling in number, and their family and friends were given a focus, somewhere to pay respects. this is gold beach, one of the five on d—day which where divided up between the allies. a huge expanse of sand. the standing with giants installation represents those under british command who were killed on that first day. the memorial carries the names of 22,442 people. sometimes difficult to get your head around that number and that is one of the reasons why this installation has been so successful here at the memorial. this year, the 80th anniversary of d—day, is only the third time veterans will have been able to come on the 6th ofjune to