Gary Garrington describes Pegasus Bridge, D-Day 2009

Recorded June 4, 2009 during English Channel ferry crossing to Normandy, France.

Gary Garrington of the 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion who landed almost a mile from Pegasus Bridge, which had just been captured by the first wave of British troops on June 6, 1944 at 12.16 am.

Gary was dropped into a quarry half-an-hour later. After scrambling out, the 17-year-old made his way to the bridge which had to be defended if D-Day had any chance of succeeding.

When we got to Pegasus Bridge there was a lot of gun fire. We walked across to Café Gondrée, which was all shut up."

We kicked down the door to claim the place as a first aid post."

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[ryko26]

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