On Point With Alex Pierson

"We had to keep under cover. Meanwhile there were other soldiers who had caught the bullet and they were either lying dead or they were wounded. So it was a pretty rough landing." That's what 98 year old veteran, Jim Parks, said when he recounted the day he and the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, who he was enlisted with, stormed Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944. Jim is about to be featured in an upcoming documentary, and joined Alex to talk about his experiences and what he hopes people get out of his service and story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices