June 4, 2026

‘I’m no hero…I did my duty’ soldier’s haunting words on D-Day anniversary

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Hero Ken Hay, 100, served on D-Day with the 4th Dorset Infantry Regiment (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster)D-Day warrior Ken Hay choked back tears as he said: “I’m not a hero - I just did what was expected of me.”The braveheart, who turns 101 next month, returns to Normandy today exactly 82 years after he answered a call of duty to help free Europe from Nazi oppression.Ken was just 18 when he scrambled ashore from the MV Pampus. He was later captured and held as a prisoner of war.This week he will fulfil a promise to chums who never returned home by...

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‘I’m no hero…I did my duty’ soldier’s haunting words on D-Day anniversary

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