D-Day

March 27, 2017June 9, 2017 imagejunkies Video, World War Two

Storming the beaches: Covering the 70th anniversary of D-Day

In 2014 I was lucky enough to be in Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. I was able to spend time with a number of veterans including Tony Colgan of the 9th Durham Light Infantry. Tony was travelling with his Grandson and it was wonderful to share this time with them. As part of … Continue reading Storming the beaches: Covering the 70th anniversary of D-Day

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