Oh, my God, this was at first light on the 6th, when we could make out the sea more clearly, and also the light rain stopped falling. I remember that the sky was overcast above the sea in front of us, but a bit brighter over to the East. When the light came up, some of our men at the end of our trench shouted to the rest to come and see what was happening. When I looked over the trench at that side, onto the sea to the East, I can tell you that my throat went dry, painfully dry, and my hands began to shake. I was not the only person to be affected in this way; one of the very young lads began
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