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
fiancee. had to plot the ship of your own fiancee. a had to plot the ship of your own fiancee, a commander on a royal navy destroyer fiancee, a commander on a royal navy destroyer engaged in a battle with some destroyer engaged in a battle with some 40 destroyer engaged in a battle with some 40 german u boats, and the british some 40 german u boats, and the british destroyer rammed and sank a u-boat british destroyer rammed and sank a “boat and british destroyer rammed and sank a u boat and you were able to marry your fiance. u boat and you were able to marry your fiance, at the end of 1943, but in fact your fiance, at the end of 1943, but in fact the your fiance, at the end of 1943, but in fact the story was just beginning. in1944, in fact the story was just beginning. in 1944, you were assigned beginning. in 1944, you were assigned to help plan the d day landings assigned to help plan the d day landings from winston churchill s secret landings from winston c
one of moment for you, mrs lamb, you are one of those moment for you, mrs lamb, you are one of those heroes in the shadow, i would one of those heroes in the shadow, i would say, one of those heroes in the shadow, i would say. a one of those heroes in the shadow, i would say, a wren as the female roval would say, a wren as the female royal navy officers were known in their blue royal navy officers were known in their blue and white uniforms. before their blue and white uniforms. before you, your father fought bravely before you, your father fought bravely in the first world war. your family bravely in the first world war. your family lost bravely in the first world war. your family lost friends and at the age of 18. family lost friends and at the age of 18. who family lost friends and at the age of 18, who left school and came to live with of 18, who left school and came to live with a of 18, who left school and came to live with a family here, to learn our la
now wejoin the now we join the king and the president as they approach the french memorial. notjust civilian names but members who served under cover, james, people who served, men and women in the resistance. yes. and women in the resistance. yes, and women in the resistance. yes, and the president and women in the resistance. yes, and the president talked and women in the resistance. jae: and the president talked about women in the shadows but also men and women in the shadows in the resistance in france. what a terrible task that was, never knowing when you would be betrayed, living on edge the entire time. by the early part of 1944, the resistance was brought under control of london and organised from their in coordination with the special operations executive, mi6 in coordination with the special operations executive, m16 and of course combined services, as well.