D-Day: These are the faces of the men and women who risked everything for freedom on D-Day

The portraits capture 16 veterans who served in Normandy and are beneficiaries of Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-servicemen and women. Seven of the portraits are featured in a special exhibition at the National Army Museum in London until June 9. Six of the portraits will also be displayed at the new Winston Churchill Centre in Normandy, which will open on Thursday June 6, the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

One of the veterans is Harry Howorth, of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, who landed on Sword Beach during the first wave of D-Day, aged just 22. Mr Howorth nearly drowned when his landing craft’s ramp dug into the seabed, pulling him underwater until someone rescued him. His battalion destroyed a German gun battery, which helped secure the beach. In a brochure produced by the charity for the anniversary, he said: “You never forget.

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