'It's a long time ago but the memory is fresh,' says WW II veteran | Power & Politics

Thousands gathered in Ottawa on Remembrance Day to pay tribute to veterans and serving soldiers. Robert Spencer, who served during the Second World War in the Normandy campaign 75 years ago, says, "It's a long time ago but the memory is fresh."

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