never see that again." of the 130 lads in my company, only 19 of us made it home. in those desperate battles, they gave their lives for the peace we enjoy today. i will never forget them. my families and their families and friends will never forget them. we will rememberthem. pipes play. at 9.30, the king and queen will join veterans for the first ever national commemoration at the british normandy memorial. the british memorial is near the village of ver—sur—mer, at the eastern end of gold beach, and pays tribute to the more than 22,000 servicemen and women under british command who fell