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it�*s the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings in france this year — and one woman who is hoping to visit the beaches of normandy for the first time to pay her respects is 103—year—old christian lamb. she was an officer in the women�*s royal naval service — and herjob was to secretly map the shoreline in advance of the attack — which was a turning point in the second world war. she�*s been sharing her memories withjohn maguire. all who could get their hands on newspapers... as the news of the d—day landings was greeted with relief and great excitement by the british public, those who�*d worked tirelessly to make them happen shared that sense of historic achievement. among them was christian lamb. at six in the morning, i heard the news that they had landed. i was very, very thrilled. she�*s being brought back to whitehall by the taxi charity for military veterans to visit the area where she worked 80 years ago.