this is albert keogh we are looking at, 98. he is a royal navy veteran. do i hear applause? applause look at his face as who takes it all in. he hails from scotland and the smile on his face, because the thing is, he survived, james. he understands what the loss is because he had a life. ~ . , , , life. what must they be feeling, thou~h? life. what must they be feeling, though? the life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, - life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, for| life. what must they be feeling, - though? the fact that they, for some reason, they have cheated, they cheated death in 1944 and had cheated death in 1944 and had cheated it ever since and here they still are. cheated it ever since and here they stillare. how cheated it ever since and here they still are. how wonderful cheated it ever since and here they stillar
a decade ago on the 70th anniversary of d day the french president announced that the legion d honneur would be awarded to all british veterans who fought for the liberation of france during the second world war. it is france s highest distinction, and is awarded in recognition of both military and civilian merit, and later, he will award the same legion d honneur, christian lamb, a wartime wren, who drew d day maps. she knew the names in advance.
visible from the bridge, for approaching landing craft, so that the troops approaching landing craft, so that the troops could get their bearings. it required the troops could get their bearings. it required precision and it was intense and exciting work. as you said. intense and exciting work. as you said. you intense and exciting work. as you said, you were just one piece of the jigsaw said, you were just one piece of the jigsaw but said, you were just one piece of the jigsaw. but the success of the entire jigsaw. but the success of the entire operation on the jigsaw and the sternness of your office was the first step the sternness of your office was the first step leading to the din of the battlefield and when you have the official battlefield and when you have the official radio announcement of the landings official radio announcement of the landings onjune the sticks, you were. landings onjune the sticks, you were. in landings onjune the sticks, you were, in
d day was the moment the free world learned that the liberation of western europe had begun. enslaved and occupied peoples heard on the radio that this moment had come. it had been long expected but no one knew where or when the invasion force would come. in fact hitler personally believed it would be to the east at the pas de calais and that history s largest armada was in fact a diversion. let s see if we can watch this moment all the award of the legion d honneur to bettering wren, christian lamb, from the french president. to our bettering wren. veteran wren.
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