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Eighty years ago, John Morris was a soldier with the British Army’s Raiding Support Regiment, or RSR, an elite unit dedicated to supporting Special Forces with heavy weaponry as the Allied powers marched towards victory in the Second World War.
Today, at age 103, he still remembers the cost of victory, and the value of what it brought us: a transatlantic defensive alliance that has protected its members for more than 75 years - NATO.
As millions of people commemorate Victory in Europe, we hear from John about the time he spent during the war, where he was when V-E Day was announced on 8 May 1945, and the lessons he thinks the world can learn from that war.
John now lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a home for retired soldiers, where he said his new mission is lifting the spirits of those around him and living each day to its fullest.
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Eighty years ago, John Morris was a soldier with the British Army’s Raiding Support Regiment, or RSR, an elite unit dedicated to supporting Special Forces with heavy weaponry as the Allied powers marched towards victory in the Second World War.
Today, at age 103, he still remembers the cost of victory, and the value of what it brought us: a transatlantic defensive alliance that has protected its members for more than 75 years - NATO.
As millions of people commemorate Victory in Europe, we hear from John about the time he spent during the war, where he was when V-E Day was announced on 8 May 1945, and the lessons he thinks the world can learn from that war.
John now lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a home for retired soldiers, where he said his new mission is lifting the spirits of those around him and living each day to its fullest.
Thumbnail deisgn credit: raidingsupportregiment.com
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Discover the untold stories of NATO. from its birth onwards on: bit.ly/NATOdeclassified
SUBSCRIBE to this NATO History bit.ly/NATOHistorySubscribe
SUBSCRIBE to NATO Channel bit.ly/NATOsubscribe
SUBSCRIBE to NATO News bit.ly/NATONewsSubscribe
Connect with NATO online:
Visit the Official NATO Homepage: bit.ly/NATOhomepage
Find NATO on FACEBOOK: bit.ly/NATOfacebook
Follow @NATO on TWITTER: bit.ly/NATOtwitter
Find NATO on Google+: bit.ly/NATOgoogleplus
Find NATO on LinkedIn: bit.ly/NATOlinkedin
Find NATO on Flickr: bit.ly/NATOflickr
#NATO #NATOHistory #veday
