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Radio 5 Live,2 mins

Richard Bacon's hears his grandfather's D-Day story

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5 live's Richard Bacon accompanies his father to the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Paul Bacon explains how he persuaded his father, Arthur Bacon, to describe his role as a medic during the D-Day landings in 1944 despite being reluctant to share his experience of World War II. This clip is from 70th Anniversary of D-Day 6 June 2014.

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