Yesterday’s D-Day commemorations were a poignant reminder of how much we owe to Britain’s military heroes. The airmen, seamen and troops who took part in the historic Normandy landings knew what they were doing. They bravely and selflessly put their lives on the line to defeat the evils of Nazism. Many fell on that day and many more suffered injury. If you listen to veterans’ accounts, you’ll realise that warfare is chaotic and hellish – but sometimes necessary. Many of the heroes of 80 years ago said very little about their experiences after the war preferring, instead, to build their lives a…
