Ken Cooke was conscripted into the 7th Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) in 1943 A D-Day veteran has returned to the Normandy beaches for what he has said will be the "last time", 80 ...

A York D-Day veteran joined city leaders and figures from across the railway industry for a Remembrance Day service honouring ...

A York D-Day veteran joined city leaders and figures from across the railway industry for a Remembrance Day service honouring those who fought for their country. Ken Cooke laid a wreath at the ...

Ken Cooke was sent to fight in Normandy when he ... the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, to preserve veterans' accounts for future generations. The BBC is currently working on the ...

They met 98-year-old veteran Ken Cooke, who shared memories of the Normandy landings of June 1944, at the torch-lighting event at Stonefall Cemetery. Mr Cooke, from York, said it was "very heart ...

Yeah, I remember all those,” said Air Force veteran Kenneth Cook. The convoy included about 30 vehicles. At the end of the 10-minute convoy, Navy veteran Robert Robertson said, "Took me back.