His legacy is assured, his name carved in stone on the memorial s walls. but when you talk to people who live in the local area, those who got to know him over recent years, over recent decades, he meant so much to them notjust because of what he did as an 18 year old on that beach behind us, but what he taught people in recent years, and the joy he brought into their lives. that will live long in their memories. they say here he fought two missions during his life. first, the battle for normandy. and then, the fight to see those who died on this ground, remembered for evermore. john maguire, bbc news, ver sur mer. i don t think it can be underestimated that he definitely won a place in the hearts of people he met and the work he did. he will always be remembered for that and rightly so.