'Grab Adil Ray By The Scruff Of The Neck' Says Former UK Special Forces Officer Ant Middleton Alec Penstone, 100, a Royal Navy veteran who cleared mines during the D-Day landings, says the UK today isn’t worth the sacrifice made in WWII. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Penstone reflected on Remembrance Sunday: “I see rows of white stones, friends who died—for what? The country now? No, it wasn’t worth it.” Penstone joined the war effort at 15, first as an air raid messenger, then served on a s