Pembroke Dock D-Day veteran and former Royal Marine Commando Ted Owens was recently invited to a reception at County Hall by the Chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council, Cllr Wynne Evans.
Mr Owens, 91, has been made a Chevalier in the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur, one of France’s highest military decorations, in recognition of his wartime exploits.
Mr Owens, who served in B Troop 41 Royal Marine Commando, was formally presented to Her Excellency Sylvie Bermann, the French Ambassador to the UK, along with 11 other Welsh veterans who had taken part in D-Day and other dignitaries.
Cllr Wynne Evans and Cllr Tony Brinsden, Vice-Chairman of the Authority, wanted to express their personal congratulations to Mr Owens and gratitude for the role he played defending Britain during World War 2, particularly in the Normandy landings in June 1944.
Despite being injured in D-Day, Mr Owens requested that he be returned to action, and rejoined his troop just two months later.
Cllr Evans said that he and Cllr Brinsden were honoured to meet him. “It was a privilege to meet Mr Owens, a truly inspirational gentleman, and to be able to congratulate him with being awarded the Légion d’honneur,” he said. “It was a very proud day for us.”
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Pictured are (left to right) Cllr Wynne Evans, Ted Owens, and Cllr Tony Brinsden.
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