of kindness that has been remembered for almost 80 years. in 1944, normandy veteran reg pye gave a piece of bread and jam to a stranger whilst fighting in france. he s kept a photograph of the girl he helped in his wallet ever since, but never expected to see her again. fortunately, luck was on his side. lucy vladev reports. we landed upon the beach, because it was late getting there. we broke down on the way up, it was american landing craft, you can see that. and the corvettes were circling us. some memories neverfade. for reg, both the harshness and humour he found during the war still burn brightly. myself, an american airborne boy, rushed for a hole in the ground because of the bombing, and we spent the night with a rabbit, a nanny goat and a pig.
of kindness that has been remembered for almost 80 years. in 1944, normandy veteran reg pye gave a piece of bread and jam to a stranger whilst fighting in france. he s kept a photograph of the girl he helped in his wallet ever since but never expected to see her again. fortunately, luck was on his side. lucy vladev reports. we landed upon the beach, because it was late getting there. we broke down on the way up, it was american landing craft, you can see that. and the corvettes were circling us. some memories neverfade. for reg, both the harshness and humour he found during the war still burn brightly. myself, an american airborne boy, rushed for a hole in the ground because of the bombing, and we spent the night with a rabbit, a nanny goat and a pig.