I know its the Daily Mail and you can read their article only if you want to. It probably did not 'spark outrage' just disappointment.
Brave veteran James Leisk who took part in the Allied invasion in June 1944 and was caught unawares on camera as he landed on Sword beach at Normandy was airbrushed from the image.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The gist of the story is the Royal Mail apparently used this photo to produce a commemorative stamp
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They removed a brave soldier in the foreground and produced this first class stamp
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The lady who's father was removed from the photo was upset ...
A spokesman for the Royal Mail said: 'Unfortunately, due to the limited space available on a stamp it is sometimes necessary to crop an original image. 'We appreciate that this is a disappointment to the family of the soldier in the foreground of this original photograph but wish to assure them that no offence was intended.'
In about 15 minutes I produced this and if I took more time I could do better
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