Post by Administrator on Jun 7, 2014 13:14:39 GMT
'I loved every minute... I'd do it again tomorrow!' 'Great Escaper' D-Day veteran, 89, who sneaked off from care home to go to 70th anniversary commemorations in Normandy returns to Portsmouth but says his trip 'meant the world' to him
Veteran Bernard Jordan, 89, sneaked out of The Pines care home in Hove
Donning war medals under a raincoat, he joined his comrades on a coach
Police listed former mayor as missing person - until he turned up in France
Today he returned to hero's welcome in Portsmouth on cross-channel ferry
He said: 'I will be in some trouble with the care home, but it was worth it'
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Veteran Bernard Jordan, 89, sneaked out of The Pines care home in Hove
Donning war medals under a raincoat, he joined his comrades on a coach
Police listed former mayor as missing person - until he turned up in France
Today he returned to hero's welcome in Portsmouth on cross-channel ferry
He said: 'I will be in some trouble with the care home, but it was worth it'
LINK