Four veterans, Donald Jones, John Life, Jack Mortimer and Peter Newton, aged between 99 and 100, walked on Sword Beach again.
A D-Day veteran wept on the Normandy beach where he landed 80 years ago, after local people shook his hand and thanked him.
Four veterans, Donald Jones, John Life, Jack Mortimer and Peter Newton, aged between 99 and 100, walked on Sword Beach alongside serving military personnel, after arriving in France with the Royal British Legion on Tuesday.Local people approached and thanked them. Mr Jones, 99, of Mold, North Wales, became visibly moved.He sat alone in his wheelchair with tears in his eyes and looked out to sea.
Corporal Aaron Stone, who walked with Mr Life on the beach, said: “We spoke about the day he arrived, he was a gunner on the boat. “He spoke about the boats opening up and getting off, and about one of his friends getting shot in the neck, which was quite a horrible and emotional time for him.“When the locals started coming over and shaking his hand and saying they appreciated what he did, that got him a bit teared up and he was emotional.”Sergeant Ben Beale and veteran Jack Mortimer on Sword Beach
He said: “He talked about the initial landing and that he lost a lot of his friends, a lot of his men from his regiment.“When he first got on to the beach I asked what it felt like to be back, and very quickly he stopped and took in the moment.Sword Beach was the easternmost of the five Normandy beaches targeted.Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly.
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