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Zoe Head-Thomas

Veteran says bad memories need ‘weeding out’ as he marks D-Day anniversary

Veterans Ken Hay (right) and Henry Rice on Sword Beach after the Spirit of Normandy Trust service in Coleville-Montgomery (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

A British veteran who travelled to Normandy to mark the 82nd commemoration of D-Day said some of his more traumatic memories need “weeding out” and still disturb his sleep.

Ken Hay, 100, attended a remembrance service at the General Montgomery monument in Colleville-Montgomery with fellow Second World War veteran Henry Rice, 100, on Friday.

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