It's an amazing experience Dave. I was there a few years ago, just when they were getting ready to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the landings.

Standing on those beaches and looking at what those young men had to do to get off the landing craft and up the beach just sent shivers down my spine. I talked to some old guys there, only to find that they were survivors of the landings. Some of their recollections can make you feel very humble. These were old men that you would pass in the street without a thought and, all those years ago, they were in a situation that must have taken every bit of courage they had.

The cemeteries were very moving but left me with an anger at the futility of a conflict that took the lives of so many young people.

Nothing really changes, does it?