Saturday soldiers remember the horrors of war and fallen comrades . 800 tells how he survived despite being wounded storming Gold beach . Another says he still mourns his best friend and cried after killing a French soldier . He lost an eye to a shrapnel wound -- a 'Blighty one , ' meaning that he was taken home to recover in Britain -- and has had to live with the psychological trauma of facial disfigurement . President Obama attending first anniversary services in Britain Saturday .
Saturday soldiers remember the horrors of war and fallen comrades . 800 tells how he survived despite being wounded storming Gold beach . Another says he still mourns his best friend and cried after killing a French soldier . President Obama attending first anniversary services in Britain Saturday .