WWII vet missing from nursing home turns up in France for D-Day anniversary
Scott Stump TODAY contributor
4 hours ago
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.
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #2Great story. Those guys were/are tough!
You really have to respect those guys. When their country called they gave their all.
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.
"It must really be galling for those who are still alive to see what has become of England and the US."
It took only 70 years. I have often wondered, when reading Scripture, how the Children of the Promise were able to go from devotion to depravity in what seemed a relatively short time, especially after what they had seen and heard. I'm talking about the Book of Judges and the period after the division of the two kingdoms.
Now I know.
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Quote: algernonpj wrote in post #3They 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.
Sadly for us, the majority of that generation is gone now.
It is my belief that what is happening in America today would not have been allowed under their watch.
Not without one hell of a fight, anyway.
The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government. ~ Thomas Paine