He's a veteran and I am a veteran. I sat quietly and thought over... his achievements and thought why not, if he has done it in Britain, at 95 years old, I can do it Joseph Hammond.

Joseph Hammond

Sometimes when I am in my sitting room, it comes before me, when we were crossing the river, fighting, it's printed on my memory like a video film, anybody that goes to war, everyone must have respect for that person. It is not child's play.

We fought ferociously against the Japanese and we defeated them. ... We experienced terrible, terrible things.