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Peebles veteran John McOwan to join special D-Day parade

A 103-year-old veteran who was on the beaches in Normandy will be part of a special D-Day parade.

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Portraits of D-Day veterans revealed ahead of 80th anniversary

The portraits have been overlaid on to photographs, taken on D-Day or during the Second World War.

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Seeing D-Day through their eyes: Charity releases portraits of veterans, aged 99 to 103, overlaid on to images taken during the Second World War to give Brits a glimpse of what they would have experienced when they stormed beaches of Normandy in 1944

The portraits - commissioned by the charity Blind Veterans - have been overlaid onto photographs taken on D-Day or during the Second World War.

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D-Day veteran John McOwan: We hoodwinked Hitler

At the age of 102, John McOwan shares his experiences of sailing across the English Channel on D-Day.

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Scottish D-Day veteran given France s highest military honour

A 101-YEAR-OLD Scottish Second World War veteran has been awarded France’s highest military award – more than 78 years after his part in the…

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