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A 100-year-old D-Day veteran, Jim Glennie, received an honorary degree from the University of Aberdeen for his WWII service and legacy.
A 100-year-old D-Day veteran, Jim Glennie, was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Aberdeen in a ceremony at King’s College Chapel.
Glennie, who was 18 during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, served with the Gordon Highlanders on Sword Beach, was wounded, captured by German forces, and imprisoned in camps near Munich and Leipzig before being liberated in April 1945.
The event honored his service, resilience, and postwar efforts to preserve wartime history, including support for the Gordon Highlanders Museum.
A personal message from the Queen expressed gratitude for his contributions.
Glennie laid a wreath at the university’s war memorial, the last such act by a living Gordon Highlander veteran, accompanied by a piper playing the regimental lament.
His family expressed pride in the recognition, noting his humility and ongoing public admiration as one of the last surviving D-Day veterans.
Un veterano del Día D de 100 años, Jim Glennie, recibió un título honorífico de la Universidad de Aberdeen por su servicio y legado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.