D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes | LIVE Event - BBC

[Music] I've been taking their places in the wallbox we have the prime minister of the Netherlands there and then talking to them on the left-hand side we have Angela Merkel the Chancellor of Germany and we have the prime minister of Luxembourg Zakia Bethel and the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chatting as well just before the event gets underway we're all awaiting the arrival of the guard of honor which will make its way into this arena very shortly and that will signal that the event is about to get underway formally once Her Majesty the Queen has taken her place in the wallbox [Applause] Prime Minister has arrived along with President Trump and the First Lady Melania and president Makarov they're standing next to Theresa May in the front row of the row box president Trump who will be taking part in this event himself speaking on behalf of those thousands of US servicemen who took part on d-day itself so the guard of honor will take its place very shortly and that will signal the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince of Wales as well and the guard of honor now on its way [Music] so the guard of honor is on its way marching through the audience through the aisles and onto the main stage to signal the formal start of this commemorative event for the 75th anniversary of d-day 56 representatives of the maritime warfare school some from HMS Hollywood some from HMS Raleigh then we have the greens color squadron Royal Air Force 56 of them and there we have the first battalion Welsh Guards as well in their scarlet tunics so a combination of 56 representatives of each the maritime warfare school making their way some of them finish their trading last Friday by the way so what an event for them to be taking part in and the contingent also includes several divers from the fleet diving school in Portsmouth there we have the Queen's palace quadrant and the 1st battalion Welsh Guards captain of the honor guard today is Maj Chris Davis of the Welsh Guards we spoke to them as they were preparing in the past couple of days and their immense pride at taking part was plain for all to see so the guard of honor now taking place watch with interest by the president and the first lady [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] gonna hold up oh god another will form two racks boom t-rex Donna Donna Edwards dress my lady come forward style starts down the front drunk but the Reichardt division starts down the front drag of the life talk to me John stop last man will scarred stress buck still starts down the rear rack and the right-half division Manuel scars dressed buck well yet still still starts down the rear rack for the left half division very clear words of command to say the least from major Chris Davis of the Welsh Guards whose commanding not just the 1st battalion Welsh Guards today but in fact his captain of the entire honor guard so it's a great honor for him so the guard of honor now in place here in in South Sea for this commemorative event and we're now awaiting the arrival of the Prince of Wales and Her Majesty the Queen [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh DJ DJ Wow I was the second one on the beach second one off the off the craft that morning they they said they're going to give you live ammunition and this is the real thing and that's the first we knew we were here in action I thought oh my god I've never brought up to this go killing people [Music] there were so many cases that have could have lost their life finger back now I don't know how I survived it oh we all had a thought play I wasn't nervous apprehensive for everybody else was DJ's all kept secret hustlers I was on HMS Bologna she was the night after cruiser built to bring their aircraft we had no idea we were a la cocina took our moving around puffs of smoke etc and Tom we had no idea was as vicious as who was changed to thing that happens is when a long sermon makes you proud about to take it all we never jumped in combat before it was a new experience I remember the anxiety mostly what's gonna happen we get on the ground we come out of the cloud 15 moon came out a little bit an ack-ack starts coming up at us some another guy says hell you could get killed up here another guy says yeah let's get all this flame we didn't we had to do we jumped in there and I don't regret it at all in fact I'm glad I did it went from a boy to a man that night [Music] [Applause] [Music] welcome your majesty Royal Highness and distinguished guests 75 years ago today hundreds of thousands of men set out on a journey a journey all the more remarkable as it held no promise of return from across the globe soldiers sailors and airmen United bound together by a common goal to reach Normandy today these veterans represent those countless fathers husbands brothers and sons who departed these shores not knowing whether they would ever see him again on the 5th of June 1944 the view here on South Sea common was very different this was not green and open land but a sea of uniforms an ocean of men together they waited to cross the channel 75 years later we are honored to be joined by over 300 veterans of Operation Overlord they bravely risked their lives for our today [Music] and to them we show our profound appreciation [Applause] it seemed an impossible task an invading army had not successfully crossed the English Channel in over 250 years to triumph the Allies would require the greatest and vibius force ever seen and so they came together today decades on we stand unified again with leaders from Australia Belgium Canada the Czech Republic Denmark France Greece Luxembourg the Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Slovakia and the United States of America we also stand side-by-side with the Chancellor of Germany our nation's long since reconciled and United in pursuit of world peace a world peace that seemed terrifyingly out of reach just 3/4 of a century ago [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] while the trauma of conflict still haunted a generation a second world war began Germany has invaded Poland and has bombed many tongue general mobilization has been ordered in Britain and France but Germany on the offensive pressed through Europe the German army invaded Holland and Belgium early this morning by land and by landings from collisions the armies of the Low Countries are resisting finally on May the 10th 1940 France too was attacked driven back to the port of Dunkirk the British Expeditionary Force was overwhelmed and exhausted Adolf Hitler had achieved his objective control of mainland Europe [Music] an extract from the memoir viewlet logic a civilian living in Paris as France fell the enemy were advancing they were gaining ground everyone else had cleared out I was scared I begged my mother to leave we finally left at half past five one morning through the silent streets the silent buildings it was heartbreaking to see the bricks the stones the pavements the churches the benches the squares the bus stops the curtains and the shutters all abandoned to their solitude everything induced such pity Paris was a human ruin we follow the procession streaming along both sides of the road mother's nursing their infants in the ditches young girls torturing along in heels soldiers singing as they were driven past in trucks and one man making a solitary way for the mattress on his back [Music] suburban heights and gather their windows to watch as fast our misfortune had become a funeral cottage [Music] we shall go on to the end we shall fight in France which will fight on the Seas and oceans we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air we shall defend our island whatever the cost may be we shall fight on the beaches we shall fight on the landing grounds we shall fight in the fields and in the streets we shall fight in the Hills we shall never surrender the United Kingdom became the center of the free world as its exiled European governments took refuge here from crisis unity grew but concerns for the Soviet Union were mounting combat on the Eastern Front was ferocious and Stalin's Red Army vulnerable so a raid was planned on the German occupied port of dear the Canadians were to provide the majority of the personnel and they would bear the deepest wound as for the six thousand men who fought four thousand were captured wounded or killed the Prime Minister of Canada Suhana do GM get modular manga James Sinclair a combative cote de PUE Domini on the Canadian collage a further Jean on Salvador PFS on Lily Eric Kazuki so Samba to add yet this is the citation of Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Merritt who was awarded the Victoria Cross the first Canadian to be awarded a Victoria Cross in World War two from the point of landing his units advance had to be made across a bridge in Berlin which was swept by very heavy machine-gun mortar and artillery fire the first parties were mostly destroyed in the bridge thickly covered by their bodies a daring lead was required waving his helmet Lieutenant Colonel Merritt rushed forward shouting come on over there's nothing to worry about here he thus personally led the survivors of at least four parties in turn across the bridge quickly organizing these he led them forward and went held by enemy pillboxes he again headed Russia's which succeeded in clearing them after several of his runners became casualties he himself kept contact with his different positions although twice wounded Lieutenant Colonel Merritt continued to direct the unit's operations with great vigor and determination he then coolly gave orders for the departure and announced his intention to hold off and get even with the enemy when last seen he was collecting Bren and tommy guns and preparing a defensive position which successfully covered the withdrawal from the beach Lieutenant Colonel Merritt is now reported to be a prisoner of war lessons were learned from the raid on Dieppe Lord Louis Mountbatten claimed that for every soldier who died there ten were saved on d-day in the wake of dear the vast and sandy beaches of northern France were now the target for landing one thing had become startlingly clear to triumph all nations all services everyone who must work together in 1943 the Allied leaders met for the first time in Tehran it was a summit of great significance not only because the timing of d-day was discussed but also together they pledged to form a common policy of world peace we express our determination that our nations should work together in war and in the peace that will follow and as to peace we are sure that our Concord will win an enduring peace we recognize fully the supreme responsibility resting upon us and all the United Nations to make a peace which will come on the goodwill of the overwhelming mass of the peoples of the world and banish the scourge and terror of war for many generations we have surveyed the problems of the future we shall seek the cooperation and active participation of all nations large and small with peoples in heart and mind are dedicated as their own peoples to the elimination of thira knee and slavery oppression and intolerance we will welcome them as they may choose to come into a real family of democratic nations we look with confidence to the day when all peoples of the world may live free lives untouched by tyranny and according to their varying desires and their own consciences we came here with hope and determination we leave here friends in fact in spirit and in purpose when the lights go on again [Music] and the boys come home again [Music] and rain that man from the skies [Music] when the lights go on [Applause] we'll sail again then we have time like [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] in 1942 support and resources arrived on a staggering scale when from across the pond the American contingent rallied over one and a half million men left the USA bidding farewell to life as they knew it - coffee to baseball and to loved ones with photographs folded in pockets they traveled halfway across the world to join the pursuit of freedom during a radio message President Roosevelt led the nation in a prayer that will be forever remembered by the American people the President of the United States [Applause] Almighty God our sons pride of our nation this day have set upon a mighty endeavor a struggle to preserve our republic our religion and our civilization and to set free a suffering humanity they will need thy blessings before the enemy is strong he may hurl back our forces but we shall return again and again and we know that by thy grace and by the righteous of our cause our sons will triumph some will never return embrace these father and receive them the heroic servants into thy kingdom and O Lord give us faith give us faith in the faith in our sons faith in each other and faith in our united Crusade thy will be done Almighty God amen [Music] a letter home for private Arthur Prager 6 May 1944 dear mom well here I am somewhere in England we're putting private homes in this town the people will do anything to help you and make you comfortable they won't have us clean up the room in the morning the cleaning for us they sure go for tea in a big way every time I turn around someone's always trying to shove a cup of tea in my fist people even stop us on the street and invite us for tea and cake the kids are always asking for chewing gum and candy everything is rationed there's hardly any automobiles and everybody rides a bicycle they told us all about the bombings this place has been here quite a few times there haven't been any bombings for quite a while they watched the movies all Americans watch and they like being Crosby too they hardly have any heat or hot water and it sure gets cold here they sure are surprised when they hear everything we get in the States well that's all for now but I'll write again soon your son private Arthur franker eighty-six chemical mortar battalion [Music] [Music] because the necks of the cat [Music] when you expect they'll be done today to the bodies [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I got [Music] [Applause] [Music] with the beaches of Normandy decided upon the largest military intelligence sabotage and deception operation in history began the aim to discover everything about what the invasion force would encounter whilst concealing the intended target out of the several hundred agents working behind enemy lines many were women and recruited from I call the first age nursing yeoman Rhee the enemies simply did not expect allied spies to be women after meticulous selection these brave young women were dropped into Europe where they began their perilous work we stand here today honored to pay tribute to the incredible men and women of the intelligence services and Special Operations Executive one of these remarkable ages was Yvonne calmo who against all odds survived 13 months and 2 days in occupied France this is her story after my husband was killed in November 1940 I joined the woth I told them I spoke German Spanish and French this filtered through the ministry and suddenly I was being interrogated to assess my suitability for the SOE I joined in in 1943 after extensive training I was parachuted into France we were greeted by five men from the resistance over the next year by hidden villages and was shot at by the Gestapo but that was nothing compared to this our closest running while traveling south we came face-to-face with the German personnel carrier they told us to get out the car and put it in a ditch two soldiers held pistols to our backs the soldier in charge was on his radio asking us what he should do with us my perspiration was coming down the flies were sticking to it I couldn't move or they would have shot us then the kragle came again on his radio he told us to get in the car but before we could leave he stopped us asking what was in the case on our backseat it was my radio set I opened it and said a German word that meant both radio and x-ray luckily I was carrying a district nurse card so he assumed it was the latter and let us go we got out very fast [Music] [Applause] in this war of loud and overwhelming might the quietness of collective knowledge was key the intelligence services together with resistance movements from across Europe carried the weight of this task working closely they gathered valuable information for the Allies but it was the intelligence and skillfully managed sabotage missions of the French Resistance that proved absolutely critical to d-days success this is the last letter of a young resistance fighter our a 30 executed at just 16 years old on the 25th of September 1943 the president of the French Republic [Applause] let me first thank you sincerely on behalf of my nation share tahoe Manette represent on 10 May aficionado posh casino to par Avion oh god oh god a masseur Eskimo palma de mer from apathy service in France liebe it differences no power in France of guru the premier national mood within France tava use labour use unit differences whatever whether it's ancien Donovan for cervical yellow banner palma novo fait pas de souza cigar smoke awash in Mayberry murphy subbu Keshia chante some Ramos Tascosa - ah Monsieur petit memo kimella mr. Davian Monsieur she sure a trooper Monica Julie potato at hombre visit excursion to teach a young Johnny pepper demo Jericho science Delmont keen-eyed you l'm of Machpelah Jennifer kneeboard Oh nyet rata she serves on high stools so do you have come in the movie mill busy [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] this [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] technology has always played a decisive part in warfare but never before has so much technical and engineering energy been applied to a single day's fighting the marvelous range of technology that helped to make the landings succeed and ensured that over two million men and half a million vehicles could be landed in the ensuing months included amphibious and mine clearing tanks mulberry harbors gliders undersea pipelines self-heating soup cans air portable motorbikes all reflected British ingenuity and innovation at its best a host of civilian scientists mathematicians and engineers saw their ideas transformed into reality by the very best of British industry working round the clock to deliver what was needed for the front line above all d-day was a truly national and multinational endeavor our supremacy means power power to strike at the enemy where he is most vulnerable and the basis of that power is simply production and the British workers gave of their best Winston Churchill promised much of our warplane output and that promise was kept to the letter British factories are turning out now some of the heaviest bombers in the world as the Germans know - they're cops Britain has taken the offensive the long struggle for air supremacy is bearing fruit we would build great Harbor units in English tow them across the sea and set them down during the Battle of the Normandy coast over 30,000 men were at work on strange monstrous structures of which they could not be told the pillars half a million tons of concrete alone went to the building of these members [Music] these are the women typical of thousands who make collisions and keep the family life going at the same time [Music] these machines finish the inside of the gun bag shells are fussy things they like a good send-off by the end of the ship of the stuff piled up flow is what we want raw material into components compose to sub assemblies stop assemblers to the finished gun [Music] civilian Allen Atkins memories of the build-up of soldiers and equipment on the south coast June 1944 my father was very excited it's on Rose he kept saying we're going for sure this is history in the making at the top of our Lord we could hear a roaring sound there were lots of people going the same way as us many carrying little Flags on sticks everybody was talking some spoke to my mother good news mrs. we're going yes my mother would reply it would seem so I hope it's not just an exercise though not this time mrs. another man said the docks are full of BOTS three and four deep at each birth it's on for sure the roaring was louder now we realized what was causing him there's two lines of trucks thundered pastures down to the docks some curry piles of boxes and creds for most had soldiers standing off smiling and waving others [Music] a letter from captain n WG Skinner Royal Army Service Corps to his wife written two days before setting sail for Normandy 3rd of June 1944 my darling this is a very difficult letter for me to write as you know something may happen at any moment and I cannot tell when you will receive this I had hoped to be able to see you during last weekend but it was impossible to get away and all the things I intended to say must be written I'm sure that anyone with imagination must dislike the thought of what's coming but my fears will be more of being afraid than of what can happen to me you and I have had some lovely years which now seemed to have passed at lightning speed my thoughts at this moment in this lovely Saturday afternoon are with you all now I can imagine you in the garden having tea with Jani and am getting ready to put them to bed although I would give anything to be back with you I have not yet had any wish at all to back down from the job we have to do there is so much that I would like to be able to tell you nearly all of which you've heard many many times but just to say that I mean it even more today I'm sure that I will be with you again soon and for good please give my fondest love to my Anne and my Jamie god bless and keep you all safe for me [Music] dear mrs. Skinner it is with the utmost difficulty that I write this letter to offer you my most profound sympathies on the untimely death of your husband all the time he had been under my command he had done a grand job of work should there be any matters of which I could be of assistance please do not hesitate to let me know yours very sincerely seventy-five years ago today just a stone's throw away from here General Eisenhower was in southwark house while tactics were in order and strategy was managed there was one factor he simply could not command the British weather for a successful invasion to take place come where the conditions were essential despite diligent attention and meticulous planning this operation now relied entirely on the unreliable in these final stages there was one man whose guiding hand remained steady general Eisenhower's chief meteorological officer Group Captain James staege pressure the western play written by David Hague brings this remarkable and significant story to life gentlemen one feature has changed substantially since the last chart the long northeastward extension of the Azores anticyclone has withdrawn from Ireland and been forced south into the Bay of Biscay we can no longer rely on this ridge of high pressure to offer any protection whatsoever to the English Channel on the 5th of June obviously I haven't confirmed with Colonel Crick yet but I imagine he would agree no I would not Oh what gladdens if you look at the weather charts of June 1923 you will see a similar temporary weakening of the high pressure over the Azores within 24 hours it had reinforced itself and pushed north eastward again not so in 1907 not so in 1915 you pick 1923 because it suits your partners you're applying dr. stag the colonel Crick is distorting the truth not distorting the truth no I trust the Colonel's integrity totally adjust his record which is second to none gentlemen many of my men are their lives to the accuracy of Colonel crooks forecast this chart is exactly what I expected I maintain my prediction of calm fine weather on Monday your prediction dr. stack force seven winds low cloud waves 10 to 12 feet possibly 15 feet are you aware of the consequences of postponement even for as little as 24 hours I think I am sir essentially I would be cancelling d-day the only other alternative this year June 19th is fraught with danger no full moon and more importantly between the 5th and the 19th we would need to disembark 300,000 men were being fully briefed with the best will in the world preserving the secrecy of d-day would be impossible thousands of ships returning to harbor in stormy seas corrosive uncertainty demoralized men cooped up in their cabins like animals on their way to the slaughterhouse any hold up could be lethal we cannot delay unless we absolutely have to sir so I can't offer you certainty I've always said that long-term forecasting is a gamble what I do offer is 25 years of observing British weather and despite every risk you've identified instinct and experience tell me the landing should be postponed I'm now confident that the storm l6 will pass through the English Channel on Monday morning it is a storm of unprecedented malignity for the time of year I anticipate storm force winds throughout the day okay okay assuming for a moment we accept dr. stacks prognosis for seven winds low cloud considerable swell what are the worst conditions we can tolerate buddy anything above force five and the landing craft will capsize waves of four to six feet are dangerous but tolerable anything over six feet impossible if Staggs forecast is correct the subsequent swell could exceed nine feet now my other concern is deterioration in the weather on Tuesday and Wednesday which would leave a quarter of a million men stranded on the beaches with no possibility of landing more troops and equipment as backup Traver how complete will cloud cover be on Monday morning ten tenths zero to 500 feet fog extremely likely absolutely impossible my bombers won't be able to see their target so no guaranteed cover for the landings in accurate bombing will put the lives of thousands of fringe civilians at risk under no circumstances could I support invasion in the conditions described by dr. stag it would be a catastrophe doing everything trafford says is true and if base is as low as zero you're gonna get mid-air collisions lose a lot of aircraft there's a lot of lives but if we get it sure the war is over might take awhile but it's over could argue that any sacrifice on Monday is justifiable thank you gentlemen I am inclined to believe but my faith in dr. stacks forecast in which case I have no choice but to postpone overlord for at least 24 hours are there any dissenting votes buddy no travel no spats no so be it d-day will be postponed [Applause] the memories of a royal naval electrician Archie watts as he left Southampton for Normandy in June 1944 the troop landing craft was packed to full capacity there was no cover for the army just standing or sitting exposed to the elements the weather conditions were atrocious a force 8 Gale was blowing the craft built with a flat bottom hull was tossed about in all directions by this time I estimate that 90% of the soldiers were extremely seasick just holding on to anything to hand all that training for fitness but now old Mother Nature was laughing at us the stench of diesel oil and vomit all over the deck became a situation one would not forget in a hurry experiencing these conditions right through a very dark night being tossed about in such a rough sea caused us to reach a state of exhaustion our eyes felt as heavy as led [Music] about en extract of the memoir of private France gaku of the 352nd division German army as he guarded the Normandy coast during the evening hours on the 5th of June like so often before a debate raged in the bunker of the possibility of invasion the opinions for varied and with heated argument one group was convinced that the English or Americans would never attempt to land there I stood at my sentry post like so often before the Duty seemed to last an eternity finally I was believed and I taught it as a bunker to try to get a few hours rest before I had to be awakened again that's a bunkers to the conveyed who had also just been relieved at his post and was reporting to the sergeant of the watch over the radio I said to him I hope that we don't have one of those damned exercise alerts tonight as we so often it in the past and they disappeared into the bunker deep under the ground quickly the overcoat and boots were pulled off and there dove into my bunk relieved you're one undersea me a development sort out of the order yeah how long to turn the invasion force around again have you seen the goddamn weather the storm east of Newfoundland is slowing down sir enough to provide a window a gap a period of calm weather on the morning of Tuesday the 6th certain never 723 landing craft capsized today returning to port men drowned soldiers kept in their cabins like animals seasick terrified yes sir is Tuesday possible sir possible but extremely risky information I'm receiving points to a gap long enough to launch the invasion on Tuesday morning proof the next chart 5 hours - like I need a wish waters within an hour are you telling me to go a commerce spell of weather will arrive tomorrow night sir if you look at the chart I don't want to look at a chart I want you to look me in the eye tell me the weather's gonna be good on Tuesday morning good enough then I'm prepared to take the risk I'm very confident so I've seen this happen before very confident you know there's a hurricane going out there well it's not a hottie ah hell of a storm Irving Tuesday morning maybe possible sir Christ my Waterman agree good enough of the Bombers yes sir cloud cover very little 1 2 to 10 clear skies yes sir wind speed 3 occasionally full o.k god damn ok let's go good work gentlemen thank you general Eisenhower's order of the day delivered June 5th 1944 soldiers sailors and airmen of the Allied expeditionary force you are about to embark upon the Great Crusade toward which we have striven these many months the eyes of the world are upon you the hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere March with you in company with our brave allies and brothers-in-arms on other fronts you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe and security for ourselves in a free world your task will not be an easy one your enemy is well trained well equipped and battle-hardened he will fight savagely the tide has turned the free men of the world are marching together to victory I have full confidence in your courage devotion to duty and skill in battle we will accept nothing less than full victory good luck and let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking [Music] [Applause] when the first Special Service commandos arrived in Normandy on d-day the commander of the brigade blood lover bra his personal paper with him bill Malone this is his account I jumped off the ramp as quickly as possible holding the bagpipes above my head and I landed in the water up to my waist I felt myself falling backwards due to the weight of my rock sack luckily someone pulled me out right and I struggled through the water there was a lot of noise the sound of automatic fire and what appeared to be mortar shells busting on the beach always in all right I placed a bag face on my shoulder blew them up and started to play Halo Hardy as I waited the few yards to the beach Lovett turned his head towards me when he heard the Papes he looked at me for a moment appeared this male then continued on his way [Music] the memories of private Tom Dunkin of the Gordon Highlanders regiment as he landed on Sword Beach I shall never forget hearing the scatter of Bell melons pipes at this how to describe potent but hard it gave us a great left and increased our determination as well as it played we failed and remained it does of home and why we were there fighting for our lives and those of our loved ones [Music] joining us today is 99 year old Portsmouth d-day veteran John Jenkins MBE [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I was 12 years old when I landed on gold beats sorry 23 years old I'll put the eggs back a bit I was terrified I think everyone was you don't show it but it's there I look back on it it's a big part of my life it changed me in a way but I was just a small part in a very big machine I'm honored to be stood here today in front of so many other veterans you never forget your comrades because we're all in it together it's right that the courage and sacrifice of so many is being honored 75 years on we must never forget thank you [Applause] your excellencies ladies and gentlemen when I attended the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the d-day landings some thought it might be the last such event but the wartime generation my generation is resilient and I'm delighted to be with you in Portsmouth today 75 years ago hundreds of thousands of young soldiers sailors and airmen left these shores in the cause of freedom in a broadcast to the nation at that time my father King George the 6th said what is demanded from us all is something more than courage and endurance we need a revival of spirit a new unconquered will resolve that is exactly what there's brave men brought to the battle as the fate of the world depended on their success many of them would never return and the her heroism courage and sacrifice of those who lost their lives will never be forgotten it is with humility and pleasure on behalf of the entire country indeed the whole free world that I say to you all thank you [Applause] [Music] we meet again don't know [Music] some sunny day smiling through just like you always do [Music] and won't you please do the folks that I know I know [Music] don't know [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the applause for Sheridan Smith and right on cue we have the d-day anniversary fly passed by the Royal Air Force eight elements and we've already had the iconic Spitfire and hurricane and the the helicopter segment as well

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It's a shame to always see those ethnocentric celebration, fallen indigenous heroes from now sovereign nations are still forgotten.