this is albert keogh we are looking at, 98. he is a royal navy veteran. do i hear applause? applause look at his face as who takes it all in. he hails from scotland and the smile on his face, because the thing is, he survived, james. he understands what the loss is because he had a life. ~ . , , , life. what must they be feeling, thou~h? life. what must they be feeling, though? the life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, - life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, for| life. what must they be feeling, - though? the fact that they, for some reason, they have cheated, they cheated death in 1944 and had cheated death in 1944 and had cheated it ever since and here they still are. cheated it ever since and here they stillare. how cheated it ever since and here they still are. how wonderful cheated it ever since and here they stillar
its kind because unique among the wartime allies, as we heard from nick at the beginning of our programme, the british did not have a single memorial and this is it. not only is it now here on gold beach as we see it, but this is the first moment it s been allowed to do itsjob, first moment it s been allowed to do its job, james. first moment it s been allowed to do itsjob, james. this is a memorial which strikes everyone who sees it on the television or up close and personal, but this is it for what it was designed, on the 80th anniversary today.- was designed, on the 80th anniversary today. was designed, on the 80th anniversa toda . . anniversary today. nick which was absolutely right anniversary today. nick which was absolutely right in anniversary today. nick which was absolutely right in that anniversary today. nick which was absolutely right in that there - anniversary today. nick which was absolutely right in that there is i anniversary today. nick which wasj absolutely ri