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Last stand of 'great generation' (Scotland)

A dwindling number of veterans now represent Scottish servicemen and women's involvement in key areas of conflict during World War II.

The Russian Convoy Club Scotland and Italy Star Association North of Scotland Branch have fewer than 30 veteran members each.

The Normandy Veterans Association will hold what is expected to be its last gathering of veterans on 13 September, ahead of an AGM in London where branches will consider the organisation's future.

Last month, a group of D-Day veterans performed what they believed to be their last ceremony 65 years after they landed on beaches in France.
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