VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today.
Consul General Nicolas Baudouin says the medal shows “profound gratitude” for Vogelgesang's service during the war, including his contributions on D-Day when he was 19 years old. “We know that he went to the war at a very young age and nowadays, I can’t imagine how a 17- or 18-year-old would get through what he got through,” said Bunn, who flew from Saskatchewan to Vancouver to celebrate the occasion.
“I think that as you can imagine, it was difficult. He shared little, tiny bits, but nothing really graphic,” said Bunn.
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