The number on parade grows smaller with each passing year but their purpose remains steadfastly clear: we will remember them. This extraordinary line-up of Second World War veterans spans every branch of the Armed Forces which helped secure freedom in Europe.
Three D-Day heroes - combined age 302 - walked along the beaches of Normandy 80-years after playing pivotal roles to ensure the mighty Allied invasion was a success.
The Normandy lionheart, who was 103, returned to the scene of unimaginable horror in February to pay tribute to his fallen brothers in arms and was set to take part in the 80th anniversary commemorations on June 6
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An email to the Met Police was sent the day before the protest on September 13. The email did not warn police of the exact location of the planned protest at Swanley interchange.