WWII vet missing from nursing home turns up in France for D-Day anniversary

Scott Stump TODAY contributor

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Bernard Jordan, 89, a British World War II veteran, was reported missing from his nursing home on Thursday night and turned up at the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, on Friday.

A British World War II veteran who was reported missing from his nursing home on Thursday night turned up on the beach in Normandy — wearing his medals — during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on Friday.

Bernard Jordan, 89, left The Pines, a nursing home in Hove, England, on Thursday morning and did not return that night. Dressed in a gray raincoat with a jacket underneath that had his medals pinned to it, Jordan took a bus to France to be there for the anniversary of the largest amphibious assault in history, according to a report by The Guardian. Meanwhile, the nursing home reported him missing to the Sussex Police at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, resulting in a search of the area and local hospitals.

At 10:30 p.m., the home received a call from a younger veteran saying that he met Jordan on the bus and that he was accompanying him to Normandy. Gracewell Healthcare, which runs The Pines, confirmed it was Jordan, who is also a former mayor of Hove.

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Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #2

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Great story. Those guys were/are tough!

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Quote: algernonpj wrote in post #3

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They were so patriotic and against despotism. They had no problem labeling thing right or wrong. It must really be galling for those who are still alive to see what has become of England and the US.

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