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As their time runs short, D-Day veterans try to keep their memories alive for others

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D-Day veteran and Ambassador for the British Normandy Memorial Ken Hay, 98, who served with the 4th Dorset Regiment, speaks to children during a visit to Rush Green Primary School in Dagenham, England, on Monday, May 20, 2024, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

With even the youngest of those men and women who were involved in the invasion nearing their 100th birthdays and their ranks dwindling rapidly, they feel a special imperative to tell their stories.

(Image credit: Gareth Fuller)

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