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    D-Day veteran celebrates 100th birthday at surprise party thrown by family

    by Sam Russell Jan 12, 2024 2 minutes

    A D-Day veteran who was shot by a tank appeared overcome by emotion as he celebrated his 100th birthday at a surprise party organised by his family.

    Bill Gladden was 20 years old when he flew into Normandy on a military glider with a tank and six motorbikes on June 6, 1944.

    He moved to an orchard just outside the village of Ranville, near the strategically important Pegasus Bridge that the 6th Airborne Reconnaissance Regiment was tasked with protecting.

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