More than 4,000 Armed Forces personnel will lead the nation in marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day with major commemorative events in Portsmouth and Normandy in June… A major national commemorative event on Southsea Common in Portsmouth will be attended by...
In 2009 Lt Col. Mike McErlain, with his wife Jo, set up the D-Day 44 Challenge. Sadly, Mike died while doing the run on 6 June 2013, but with Jo’s blessing the event returned in 2018 to raise money for Blesma the Limbless Veterans, Blind Veterans UK and Combat...
For Marie Scott, the seventy fifth anniversary of D-Day has become an even more special year as she has been awarded the highest French decoration, The Legion Of Honour, for the part she played in listening and collating the Operation Overlord messages… In 1944,...
Veterans at The Royal Star & Garter Homes have paid tribute to the men who lost their lives on the beaches of Normandy, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings… A wreath from The Royal Star & Garter Homes was laid at the memorial in the...