ABOARD THE BOUDICCA, England (AP) - Donald Hitchcock is a proud British veteran, but he's desperate to spend D-Day on Omaha Beach with the Americans he served alongside. He also wants to honor the sacrifice of Americans he believes saved his country from the Nazis.
Hitchcock is taking part in a commemorative cruise that will take some 300 British veterans to Normandy for D-Day commemorations on beaches like Sword, where British and Commonwealth troops led the way. But he's looking for a ride to Omaha, where Americans bore the brunt of the fighting.
"We would have not come out successful but for American aid," said Hitchcock, 94, who served on a Royal Navy frigate that escorted U.S. troop ships on D-Day. "American ships. American men. American dedication."
About 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches on June 6, 1944, with more than 2 million taking part in the campaign before they broke out of Normandy and started their march to Paris. More than 4,400 Allied servicemen were
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