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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...

the centre of the memorial signifying the invasion by land, sea and air here at gold beach on the north coast of france. and im naga munchetty in the studio. also in the news this morning... the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, faces an uncertain future after losing a vote of no—confidence — he insists hell carry on. premier league clubs will vote on whether to scrap the use of the video assistant referee, after a season of notable errors and mounting scrutiny. good mornin...

Well, what an extraordinary morning here at the british normandy memorial. i had spent many days now with some of these veterans im just wonderful to see them at the heart of this service. so much pride, so much pleasure to be here and they are really determined to be here for those who could not be, for the fallen. and this memorial itself, that was the idea of one d—day veteran, george batts, back in 2015 and is here now, realised and permanent. a permanent memorialfor all of those who lost ...

See. the size of the allied invasion was staggering and difficult to comprehend, especially on a beautiful sunny day like today. it is appropriate to come here and perhaps take a moment to bow your head just as the standing with giants statues are. i have had the opportunity this morning to spend a moment, and this place is very special, the memorial itself, the names on the memorial, and you can take a moment to think about what happened in the past. clearly front and centre of everything which...

Recipient named on the memorial. they were all brave men, whether they want a medal or not. sometimes i spend a week travelling round the paying my respects so our lads are being visited. it gets a bit emotional, you know. that is how it is. there is a lot of young men out there, i think it is good we should remember them and keep visiting them wherever we can. here remember them and keep visiting them wherever we can-— wherever we can. here at the national archives _ wherever we can. here at ...

So that what you can do as you are going round the memorial itself, you can follow the tide of battle. so you will see naturally the 6th ofjune, huge numbers of casualties on that day. as you go round the memorial, you will see other elements. some days were quieter than others, some days there were more casualties than others. as you are walking round, you can get a visceral feel for that, as youre physically walking around it. those on the walls, the ones who made it home, —— those not on ...

Here at the national archives are the original wartime documents — a valuable resource that formed just part of the research by jane furlong who spent more than nine months determining and double checking every single name on the memorial. the memorial itself is ordered by date, so that what you can do as youre going around the memorial itself, you can follow the tide of battle, so you will see, naturally, the 6th ofjune, huge numbers of casualties on that day. but then, as you go around the m...

Two of the men in the photograph are seen holding guns. and the memorial itself, at least the sign, is riddled by bullets. now, at this point we are not identifying the men because we have not had the opportunity to talk to them. also, we should point out it is not clear if theyre the ones that shot up the sign or if it was the work of others. unfortunately, the sign has been routinely vandalized. in fact it is going to be replaced now for the fourth time. but again, it marks a very revered and ...

>> a tribute to honor our fallen troops now the subject of a lawsuit. a separation of church and state group says this cross on a memorial in oregon violates the constitution and now theyre going to court to have it taken down. thats become the latest focus of a controversy thats spreading nationwide. foxs trace gallagher is live in our west coast bureau. what do we know about this one, trace. >> trace: just like a lot of crosses targeted around the country, this vietnam veterans memorial has be...