On the 80th Anniverary of the D-Day landings which turned the tide of the Second World War, Sheffield, like many other locations across the country, held a quiet, touching ceremony attended by numerous veterans and members of the public.
In a moment of reflection backed by the Last Post, the flag atop the cenotaph in Sheffield city centre was held at half-mast.
Sheffield City Council CEO, Kate Josephs, spoke with The Star's Harry Harrison after the ceremony about remembering those who lost their lives in France.
In a moment of reflection backed by the Last Post, the flag atop the cenotaph in Sheffield city centre was held at half-mast.
Sheffield City Council CEO, Kate Josephs, spoke with The Star's Harry Harrison after the ceremony about remembering those who lost their lives in France.
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00:00["The Star-Spangled Banner"]
00:31["The Star-Spangled Banner"]
00:44So we're here today at the Cenotaph in Sheffield City Centre
00:47to remember and recognise the D-Day veterans
00:51on this 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
00:54It's a really important moment for our city,
00:56it's important that we come together
00:58and remember the incredible sacrifice that our forebears made for us
01:02so that we're here.
01:03And how has it gone today?
01:05It's been a lovely event, we've had lots of stuff happening,
01:08lots of people laying wreaths, how's it gone?
01:10It's gone really well, as ever we've had fantastic support
01:13from all of our armed forces and reservists in the city,
01:16our cadets, we've had the Deputy Lord Mayor
01:19and Deputy Lord Lieutenant laying wreaths
01:22and a number of veterans of all forces here
01:26celebrating along with the elected members.
01:28And what's it like speaking with veterans on a day like this?
01:32Obviously I know you've been doing the rounds, having conversations with many people.
01:35What's it like speaking to those people?
01:38It's always just incredibly humbling.
01:40It's the stories, the memories
01:43and taking yourself back into imagining what it must have been like
01:48to be young men putting yourself in harm's way.
01:54The fear, all of that is just incredibly humbling
01:57and really important that we find that time to remember
02:01and find that time to say thank you and feel grateful
02:06for what our forebears have done for us.