. . . Hip-Hip-Hooray . . . for Bernard Jordan of Sussex, England.
The 89-year-old veteran sneaked out of his nursing home on Thursday morning, . . . met a younger veteran friend, . . . and made his way to a hotel room close to the Normandy beaches.
"Jordan, who served with the Royal Navy during Operation Overlord, is a former mayor of the town of Hove.
His nursing home tweeted out a photo of Jordan, noting: 'To mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we wanted to share this incredible ‘then and now’ photo of Bernard #Hove #DDay'.
The 89-year-old veteran sneaked out of his nursing home on Thursday morning, . . . met a younger veteran friend, . . . and made his way to a hotel room close to the Normandy beaches.
"Jordan, who served with the Royal Navy during Operation Overlord, is a former mayor of the town of Hove.
His nursing home tweeted out a photo of Jordan, noting: 'To mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we wanted to share this incredible ‘then and now’ photo of Bernard #Hove #DDay'.
