Jack Quinn led a team of frogmen setting explosives during the D-Day landings - and always sheds a tear when he returns to Normandy
Like Mr Quinn, he is remarkably patient - so many people must have asked for his story of D-Day, and yet he smiles and leans forward as if this is the first time he's shared his tale.
He tells me of his time on his ship, HMS Fratton, manning a gun platform. And then he tells me of tragedy - of the torpedo that hit his ship, sinking it in four minutes. Of the 31 people who died, and of his own remarkable escape. "Like everyone else, I was waiting to be rescued and eventually the rescue craft came along, the hands came over the side and pulled me up. And then nature took over and put me to sleep. And when I regained consciousness I was in a field hospital. And the only thing I could say was 'oh my back'."Stan Ford has said his 'heart bleeds for Ukraine'
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