With time short, veterans seize the chance to keep their D-Day memories alive for others

By DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Ken Hay’s part in the invasion of Normandy lasted just a few weeks, but he wants to make sure the experiences of those who fought and died to end the Nazi grip on Europe live forever. The British Army veteran was captured a few weeks after the D-Day landings in Northern France when his patrol was surrounded by German troops. Now the 98-year-old Hay visits schools whenever he can to tell his story. He doesn’t want the battle to liberate France and defeat Nazi Germany to become a dusty relic of history like the Greek and Roman wars he read about as a child.