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Escaped veteran’s triumphant return

Bernard Jordan gets a hero’s welcome as he returns to the UK after escaping his care home to attend D-Day anniversary celebrations

Sunday 08 June 2014 15:37 BST
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Brittany Ferries' skipper, Captain Olivier Macoin, right, smiles as war veteran Bernard Jordan gestures, from the deck of the ferry Normandie at Portsmouth Harbour
Brittany Ferries' skipper, Captain Olivier Macoin, right, smiles as war veteran Bernard Jordan gestures, from the deck of the ferry Normandie at Portsmouth Harbour (AP)

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