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D-Day veteran recalls landing on Normandy Beach
Ray Lord was 19-years-old on D-Day when he fought on Sword Beach with the 2nd Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment.
In what was one of the most significant moments of World War Two, British, American and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in German-occupied Western Europe.
It was the largest seaborne invasion in history.
This clip is from Up All Night on Thursday 5 June 2014.
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