A D-Day veteran from Jameston has said that it was an 'overwhelming' occasion when he visited Normandy for the D-Day landings anniversary recently, 70 years on from the momentous World War Two mission. As many as 4,000 allied troops lost their lives on the beaches of Normandy and countless more were wounded. President of the Tenby branch of the Royal British Legion and also the now disbanded Pembrokeshire Normandy Veterans' Association, Mr. Prime began his time in the service in June 1940, when he joined the Home Guard (Dad's Army) aged 16, for the defence of Birmingham Airport. Two years later he joined the army and trained as a driver and dispatch rider, and on June 6, 1944, landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. After returning from the recent 70-year commemorations, where he was one of just 22 veterans chosen to receive the Legion d'Honneur, Mr. Prime, who travelled with his daughter Christine, one of his sons Stephen and wife Lyn, said he was overwhelmed with the reception that he had. "Everyone wanted to thankyou and shake your hand," he remarked. "I was very proud to attend The Legion d'Honneur ceremony and receive the beautiful medal from the French Minister of the Interior," added Mr. Prime.