that it was all of those years ago. he told us how honoured he was to be here, for all of those who could not be. commander montgomery said when they landed here they would strike a blow for freedom which will living history. it is to them that we owe the greatest banks, the normandy veterans. alone among the wartime allies for years there was no single british memorial and this was their lifetime wish. i looked at one inscription to trooper arthur cole,, and then score, dearest daddy and husband in the world, we will love you for ever, darling. royal navy veteran alec penstone is here and braved the ice in fire of the arctic convoys, he served on his ship hunting submarines. i asked him, what should we do after you are all gone? he said, carry on, son, carry
time. alan mcquillan, turns 101, on june five. yesterday, he time. alan mcquillan, turns 101, on june five. yesterday, he turned - time. alan mcquillan, turns 101, on| june five. yesterday, he turned 101. he is from the royal air force, he is a veteran, and armourer. he landed atjuno beach by accident. and he wasn t alone, as long as he made it and he wasn t alone, as long as he made it safely. made it safely. alec penstone is wearinu made it safely. alec penstone is wearing the made it safely. alec penstone is wearing the white made it safely. alec penstone is wearing the white beret - made it safely. alec penstone is i wearing the white beret indicating that he was part of the arctic convoys, his ship was used to sweep for mines on d day.
can share that moment with them. arranged for us with thanks to the royal british legion. among the faces here today, cecil newton, whose words inspired the piece of music we heard. alan frank kennett, a flight mechanic engineer with the royal air force. alec penstone of the royal navy. arnold salter of the royal navy. jack mortimer is waving at us. i feel royal navy. jack mortimer is waving at us. ifeel we royal navy. jack mortimer is waving at us. i feel we want to wave back to you, jack. the flower he is holding was given to him by a member of the cecil newton primary school. he is 100 now. he was in the royal