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
douglas meeting ron. douglas reading the words that ron wrote himself. i thought i could see his lips moving along, ron, as he read along, as if he wanted to give him some help, say the same lines that he d written. the british normandy memorial is not only that the british normandy memorial is not only that under british command but many only that under british command but many french civilians who lost their lives these are the words
i speak on behalf of ron hendrey, royal navy, who i had the great privilege of meeting. he is with us here today and shared these words: applause as daylight broke on 6thjune1944, it must have been 5.30 in the morning. the sight will never leave my mind. ships as far as the eye could see thousands of them. battleships, cruisers, landing crafts over the starboard side a 25 mile stretch. the skies were black with aircraft. the raf and american air force had cleared the way for us in the months leading up to d day. i will never forget the captain s words.
Normandy lionhearts will lead Royal British Legion commemorations in France as they muster to remember their fallen brothers in arms for the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6