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The 82nd Anniversary of D-Day was commemorated in Normandy among Veterans, dignitaries, descendants of the Churchill and Montgomery families, and local school children.
We Will Remember Them. #DDay82
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Remembering the Normandy fallen. Free & open year-round. Standing with Giants installation until 19 Sept 2026 + Winston Churchill Centre open to 4 Oct 2026.
- The Formidable Five. Normandy Veterans Ken Hay, Richard Aldred, Henry Rice, Jim Grant, John Dennett at Colleville-sur-Mer. Today we host the Veterans for the 81st anniversary of D-Day. #DDay81 📷 PA / Gareth Fuller
- We are saddened to hear of the death of 99-year-old D-Day Veteran, Ralph McClure. In 2022, Ralph and his granddaughter @Vicky_McClure visited the Memorial. Here they are together, sharing their first impressions. Rest in Peace, Ralph. ❤️
00:00 - Sunrise in Normandy on the 81st anniversary of D-Day. #DDay81
- Calm and peaceful 80 years on, in stark comparison to the scenes that unfolded on 6 June 1944. #DDay80 #StandingwithGiants #GoldBeach Credit 📹 Catarina Frasca
00:00 - Ken Hay, Alec Penstone, Donald Howkins, Richard Aldred, John Dennett, Henry Rice, Gilbert Clarke and Mervyn Kersh. 8 of the extraordinary Normandy Veterans taking part in commemorations and events in the UK and France tomorrow, marking #DDay80. 📷Crown Copyright
- Two Normandy Veterans, Ken Hay and Henry Rice, on board the ferry departing from Portsmouth to Normandy this morning. ❤️🛳️ #DDay80 @BrittanyFerries
- A act of bravery, encapsulated by Standing with Giants. Nurses Anyta Field & Mollie Evershed were serving on Hospital Carrier Amsterdam when it hit a mine. They forced their way below decks, carrying 75 men to safety. They went down with the ship. We Will Remember Them #DDay80
- On #DDay80, we remember two of the men who gave so much to the making of the British Normandy Memorial. Our friends, the great, late D-Day Veterans Harry Billinge MBE and George Batts MBE. ❤️
- "The pipes were motivating them, snapping them out of their fear." This is Piper Bill Millin's extraordinary story of bravery, told by his son, John. #DDay80
00:00 - We're saddened to learn that D-Day Veteran David 'Woody' Woodrow passed away on Friday 14 June, aged 100. David served with @RoyalAirForce 652 Air Observation Post Squadron, and landed on D-Day with the advance party. We send our deepest condolences to his family & friends. ❤️
- Pipers led the Normandy Veterans to events at @TheDDayStory in Portsmouth today, ahead of their departure for Normandy. #DDay80
00:00 - "It's beyond belief & beyond my dreams. It's a thing that we Brits can be proud of." Late D-Day Veteran George Batts' legacy will live on forevermore thanks to his unwavering dedication to turning his dream into reality. We'll never forget him or his fallen mates. #DDay80
00:00 - “The lads who first landed - they were the real heroes. They were going into the unknown.” - Normandy Veteran, John Dennett aged 99. #DDay80
