97 岁的诺曼底登陆老兵乔治·霍纳是北爱尔兰人，他在诺曼底登陆 80 周年纪念日期间回忆了宝剑滩的情景。 97-year-old D-Day veteran George Horner, a Northern Ireland native, recalls Sword Beach during the Normandy landings 80th anniversary.
97 岁的北爱尔兰诺曼底登陆老兵乔治·霍纳在诺曼底登陆 80 周年纪念日回忆说，宝剑滩是一座“屠宰场”。 97-year-old Northern Ireland D-Day veteran George Horner recalls Sword Beach as a "slaughter house" during the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. 霍纳是皇家阿尔斯特步枪团 G 连的一名成员，他于 1944 年 6 月 6 日与数千名美国、英国和法国士兵一起登陆海滩。 Horner, a member of G company of the Royal Ulster Rifles, landed on the beach on June 6, 1944, alongside thousands of US, British, and French troops. 霍纳的父亲也参加过第一次世界大战，他也继承了家族从军的传统。 Horner's father also fought in the First World War, and he followed a strong family tradition of military service.