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
of colette marin catherine, a teenager in 1944, who still lives in normandy today. i remember a feeling of mourning engulfing our family following the fall of france. we knew the horror of war but we also knew we did not have a choice, so my family joined the resistance. the danger was permanent, requiring a great deal of tenacity and patience. my brotherjean pierre was arrested for his efforts and later died in a concentration camp. by early 1944, we had a feeling the landings were imminent. normandy was bombed in the months leading up to d day. june 6th was different though. the sound of the battleships guns was unlike anything i d heard before. 0ur town, bretteville, was liberated by the allies onjune seventh. i felt profound admiration for the unwavering courage of the troops involved. we were told to leave for bayeux with the wounded my mother