{"id":1945819,"date":"2023-06-06T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-day-veteran-remembers-the-7-words-winston-churchill-told-him-before-normandy-landings\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:28:58","slug":"d-day-veteran-remembers-the-7-words-winston-churchill-told-him-before-normandy-landings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-day-veteran-remembers-the-7-words-winston-churchill-told-him-before-normandy-landings\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Day vet recalls Churchill&#8217;s 7 words pre-landing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-day-veteran-remembers-the-7-words-winston-churchill-told-him-before-normandy-landings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945819&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>British Royal Marines Veteran Recounts Experience in Second World War<\/h2>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-diversity-head-said-jews-have-insatiable-appetite-for-war\/\" title=\"Google Diversity Head Said Jews Have \u2018Insatiable Appetite for War\u2019\">79th anniversary<\/a> of the Normandy Landings is commemorated, Jack Quinn, a 99-year-old British Royal Marines veteran, spoke about his service in the conflict in a Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/dont-f-it-up-d-day-veteran-remembers-winston-churchills-words-to-him-before-normandy-landings-12897732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a> profile. Quinn had the opportunity to meet with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and King George VI before the operation that brought about the liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re the leader, don\u2019t f*** it up,\u201d the legendary wartime leader urged Quinn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Quinn was responsible for a team of divers tasked with disabling undersea German defenses before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-day-veteran-remembers-the-7-words-winston-churchill-told-him-before-normandy-landings\/\" title=\"D-Day vet recalls Churchill's 7 words pre-landing.\">main invasion force stormed<\/a> five beaches the next morning. He lost every member of his Royal Marine unit that day, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/history\/1777719\/d-day-veterans-memorial-ww2-normandy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Express<\/a> reported last year. He received the Croix de Guerre for his actions but regretted that he was not able to share the glory with his fallen comrades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were told to do a job and we did it,\u201d he told the Express. \u201cIt fills me with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-bucket-challenge-activist-dies-age-37\/\" title=\"Ice Bucket Challenge Activist Dies Age 37\">great sadness<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Remembering the Sacrifice<\/h3>\n<p>Quinn said he hopes the younger generations will remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brave-hero-marine-vet-becomes-first-american-killed-ukraine-fighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sacrifice<\/a> that the Allied service members made for liberty and democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still think of these days and I\u2019m glad to go back but I think the Normandy Spirit is for the younger generation \u2014 to never, ever forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quinn said he still remembers his comrades who gave their lives in the operation that was crucial to the downfall of Adolf Hitler\u2019s empire.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled seeing \u201cdead bodies floating upside down because the Germans were waiting for them,\u201d SkyNews reported.<\/p>\n<p>He said he always sheds tears in remembrance of them in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-lone-veteran-marks-d-day-normandy-amid-2nd-straight-year-travel-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Normandy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Memorial Ambassador<\/h3>\n<p>Quinn serves as a Memorial Ambassador for the British Normandy Memorial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are proud to announce that D-Day Veteran Jack Quinn has today been appointed Memorial Ambassador by the Trust\u2019s Chairman, Lord Richard Dannatt. Jack joins fellow Veterans, Ken Hay and Stan Ford.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Pictures from morning service by Arthur Edwards FRPS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArthurJEdwards?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ArthurJEdwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EfMIDZp7R1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/EfMIDZp7R1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 British Normandy Memorial (@britishmemorial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britishmemorial\/status\/1666046149139083267?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ranks of D-Day veterans have diminished through the passage of time, with less than 50 British survivors of the operations still alive, according to the Express. Quinn was also the first Allied service member to set foot on the island of Guernsey during its liberation.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn said he plans to return to Normandy to celebrate the operation\u2019s 80th anniversary next year if he\u2019s still able, according to Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m still here, then I\u2019ll be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/d-day-veteran-remembers-7-words-winston-churchill-told-normandy-landings\/\">D-Day Veteran Remembers the 7 Words Winston Churchill Told Him Before Normandy Landings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 99-year-old British Royal Marines veteran shared his WWII experiences as the 79th anniversary of the Normandy Landings was marked. Jack Quinn met with Winston Churchill and King George during his service. 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