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The joint third prize winners participating in the D-Day sixtieth anniversary commemorations on board
HMS Belfast in London |
Pupils from Cauldeen Primary School, Inverness, and Inver Primary School, Inver-by-Tain, travelled to London as joint third prizewinners in the Their Past Your Future D-Day and Beyond Competition, commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The group participated in the 60th anniversary commemorative Service of Remembrance onboard HMS Belfast and met the surviving veterans of the ship, which served on D-Day at Gold Beach. They learnt from first-hand testimony about life at sea onboard a naval warship and the experiences and events of D-Day from those who witnessed it, and were able to develop an understanding of the roles of remembrance and commemoration in honouring and valuing the sacrifices and contributions made by Veterans of the Second World War.
