{"id":159791,"date":"2024-06-04T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/d-day-veteran-describes-searching-for-dead-friends-after-being-used-as-cannon-fodder\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:00:13","slug":"d-day-veteran-describes-searching-for-dead-friends-after-being-used-as-cannon-fodder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/d-day-veteran-describes-searching-for-dead-friends-after-being-used-as-cannon-fodder\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Day: Veteran describes searching for dead friends after being used as &#8216;cannon fodder&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/93EmEr9faok\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"D-Day: Veteran describes searching for dead friends after being used as 'cannon fodder'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/93EmEr9faok\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Veterans are heading to France to join commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.<\/p>\n<p>At 98, Ken Cooke is the last surviving member from York Normandy Veterans group. <\/p>\n<p>He spoke to Sky&#8217;s Tom Parmenter before making the trip and described feeling like &quot;cannon fodder&quot; on the beaches of Normandy.<\/p>\n<p>#dday80 #dday #veterans <\/p>\n<p>Latest updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/d-day-80-latest-deception-and-sabotage-at-heart-of-invasion-expert-on-likely-consequences-of-failure-13135612<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps:<br \/>\nApple: https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8<br \/>\nAndroid https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/skynewsespanol<br \/>\nSky News videos are also available in German here\/Hier k\u00f6nnen Sie au\u00dferdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here:  https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans are heading to France to join commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 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