On the 4th of June 2014, a small Squadron of small power boats, all ex-services which had served during WW2, departed from Portsmouth. They were en route to Pegasus Bridge, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-day landings in France, on June 6th,1944.
Now, 10 years later, as one of the remaining participant from 10 years ago, I took the opportunity to once again, visit Pegasus Bridge, as I have done every year.
I have with us the 23 crosses, destined for the graves in Benouville, and Brucourt. These crosses are annotated by residents in our village of Woolavington in Somerset UK, and are kept in the St Mary’s Church for 2 weeks before departure, for this to happen
Richard Hellyer
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