Blackpool D-Day veteran recalls Omaha Beach 'slaughterhouse'

A D-Day veteran has said he will "never forget" the bloody attack on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944 that led to 1,700 American lives being lost.
Joe Turpin, now 98, served on the ship HMS Ryde which was sent to protect the Mulberry harbour just off the beach in Normandy.
He was 19 at the time when he awoke early and went on deck and was "absolutely gobsmacked" to see "ships of all description".