D-Day anniversary: Fundraising veteran sees grand opening of memorial
Veteran Harry Billinge - one of the first to land on the Normandy beaches - has finally seen his dream of a British national memorial in France come to life.
The British Normandy Memorial records the names of the 22,442 people who were killed on D-Day and at the Battle of Normandy.
He raised more than £25,000 for the memorial to honour fallen soldiers.
BBC Breakfast's John Maguire was with him to watch the grand opening.
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