My granddad landed a d-day oh really yeah he was obviously one of the British infantry men who went onto the beach. They didn't have the same amount of trouble as the Americans at Omaha thankfully but it's still it must have been horrible. He hasn't talked about it much in his life because I think it's probably just something he'd rather not dwell on. It's something you'd rather just forget about because why would you want to relive it? And apparently my granddad felt so bad even before he arrived, Sebastian says.
Friday 6 June this year was the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. My Grandad Dennis was one of the soldiers who landed on the beach that day. Along with thousands of other men he risked his life to fight the Nazis in the 2nd World War. Many of his fellow soldiers did not survive. Last Friday I went to Caen in Northern France to take part in the D-Day commemorations and to see my comedy hero Eddie Izzard performing stand-up in 3 languages. I recorded a podcast during my trip, and some unexpected things happened! Listen to the episode to join me on my adventure.
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