WWII veterans attend a D-Day event at Wset Sussex Fire Station

Two veterans attended the service at Platinum House near Horsham

Transcript

00:00 Hello, my name is Peter Rickard and I'm the Assistant Chief Fire Officer here at West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

00:06 And we're here today at Platinum House, which is Horsham's fire station and our training centre

00:12 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

00:17 And we've had a great day today where we've had the opportunity to celebrate

00:21 as our memorial and service for the D-Day landings.

00:26 And we've had three people here that served in the war, that gave, their family gave speeches

00:33 and spoke about their experiences. We've had readings and we've given praise and a silence

00:40 to remember the 80th anniversary. And we've been joined with some amazing vehicles

00:47 and we've got a spot of lunch later on as well.

00:49 And it's just been a great atmosphere today, celebrating and learning and remembering

00:56 the sacrifices that were made that gives us the freedom and the liberties that we see here.