D-Day veteran celebrates 100th birthday
On Saturday, John Tyler's family, including his two children, nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, will join him for a celebration at the Pier House in Westward Ho!Mr Tyler - originally from Hertfordshire - said he did not feel his age.
He said: "We went in quite close to put up smokescreens and had special equipment aboard to jam their radios so they couldn't pick us up going in."In 2017, Mr Tyler was among other D-Day veterans across North Devon and Torridge awarded the Legion d'honneur by the French Consulate for his part in the liberation of France
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