THE Royal British Legion is looking for surviving D Day veterans to attend a free six-night trip to Normandy.
The tours will take place in March, April, May and September this year and will give Normandy veterans – now mostly in their 90s – the chance to revisit the Normandy beaches, cemeteries and memorials.
The Treasury is enabling a series of free tours for D Day veterans to return to Normandy and pay their respects to their fallen comrades. The tours are being funded by the Treasury from LIBOR fines, and will enable a D Day veteran to return with a family member and carer on a six-night tour.
The tours will be accompanied by a medic and a guide from the Royal British Legion. The tours will depart from London and will include Eurotunnel from Dover to Calais, accommodation, visits to Pegasus Bridge, Juno, Sword, Gold beaches, Arromanches, and war memorials, plus visits to personally specified cemeteries too.
There is no database of D Day veterans so the Royal British Legion is hoping the public will spread the word.
Normandy veterans wishing to benefit from this tour need to apply to Arena Travel on 01473 660800, or visit www.arenatravel.com/journeysofremembrance
Are you a D Day veteran and will be going on the trip? Get in touch with the White Horse News to let us know.
