![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran smiles as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a2df6126c49d4c6e841a5e89d43e2c12/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran smiles as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran rides his mobility scooter through the park near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/75bfa4e1baa8489891592c5aec534330/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran rides his mobility scooter through the park near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran smiles as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/567f76ae648047759dc66c052bd6c99a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran smiles as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran gestures as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9d6ce0ae0d9f40dfa42b0aa83c7e5354/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran gestures as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran gestures as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bd14db0d48e74ca2b007656a1a30eaf3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran gestures as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran holds up old photographs of himself as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/408c34aea6df42c4909d602ea3c55ffd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran holds up old photographs of himself as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran holds up old photographs of himself as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5ccfb65725344294992003b97c0cca3a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran holds up old photographs of himself as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran looks on, as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b08cf1f70c53438fad9561afd2944ff0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran looks on, as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
![Kirsty Wigglesworth Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran shows his medals as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/622dd420941a4b418f58a7542aa1f5ba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gilbert Clarke a D-Day veteran shows his medals as he is interviewed near his home in east London, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Clarke, now 98, is one of more than 3 million men and women from South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean who served in the British military during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)