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babylonsister

(171,059 posts) Fri Jun 6, 2014, 04:36 PM Jun 2014

89-year-old man missing from retirement home turns up at D-Day ceremony

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/06/1304936/-89-year-old-man-missing-from-retirement-home-turns-up-at-D-Day-ceremony?detail=facebook

Fri Jun 06, 2014 at 10:36 AM PDT
89-year-old man missing from retirement home turns up at D-Day ceremony

by Jen Hayden

This gentleman did not want to miss out on the 70th anniversary of D-Day:

An 89-year-old veteran reported missing from a nursing home was found in France marking the anniversary of the D-day landings. The pensioner, who left wearing his war medals, has contacted the home and said his friends are going to make sure he gets back safely when the commemorations end.

Sussex police were called at 7:15 pm on Thursday by staff at the Pines care home, Furze Hill, in Hove, who said an 89-year-old who lived there had gone out at 10:30 am and had not been seen since. He had gone out wearing a grey mackintosh and a jacket underneath with his war medals on, police said.

After several hours of searching, the retirement home received a call and called off the search:

The nursing home received a phone call from a younger veteran from Brighton at 10:30 pm who said he had met the pensioner on a coach on the way to France and that they were safe and well in a hotel in Ouistreham.

Early reports indicated the nursing home didn't want him to go, but they are refuting the story and are expected to make an announcement soon.

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89-year-old man missing from retirement home turns up at D-Day ceremony (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2014 OP

Hell yeah! Don't take any guff from those ninnies at the old folks home. NightWatcher Jun 2014 #1

+1 freshwest Jun 2014 #22

Good for him liberal N proud Jun 2014 #2

He deserves an honor guard at his personal service paid for by Queen and Country on this crossing. gordianot Jun 2014 #3

Love it malaise Jun 2014 #4

I wanna be babylonsister Jun 2014 #13

"I'M GOIN' AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!" NBachers Jun 2014 #5

"Fuck this shit. I'm going to D-Day!" nt MrScorpio Jun 2014 #6

Dude's a total badass. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2014 #12

Agreed n/t Tsiyu Jun 2014 #21

The sad things is... Rod Beauvex Jun 2014 #7

I know nothing about British law . . . Brigid Jun 2014 #8

I don't claim to know British law either. Rod Beauvex Jun 2014 #9

Good deeds are never unpunished. former9thward Jun 2014 #15

. Rod Beauvex Jun 2014 #16

how exactly will they punish him ? JI7 Jun 2014 #18

I love this so much. MadrasT Jun 2014 #10

me, too! Iris Jun 2014 #11

Good for him davidpdx Jun 2014 #14

all governments should pay for anyone who served to go if they want JI7 Jun 2014 #17

i think this is him JI7 Jun 2014 #19

You got it.. I was just coming to post this, JI7.. Cha Jun 2014 #20

He deserves to meet the Queen. alphafemale Jun 2014 #23

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. Hell yeah! Don't take any guff from those ninnies at the old folks home.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 04:42 PM

Jun 2014

You fought in the war and want to go to the ceremony, you damn well go.

Good on you!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

22. +1

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 03:04 AM

Jun 2014

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

2. Good for him

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 04:49 PM

Jun 2014

gordianot

(15,237 posts)

3. He deserves an honor guard at his personal service paid for by Queen and Country on this crossing.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 04:53 PM

Jun 2014

malaise

(268,967 posts)

4. Love it

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:31 PM

Jun 2014

babylonsister

(171,059 posts)

13. I wanna be

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:02 PM

Jun 2014

like him when I grow up!

NBachers

(17,108 posts)

5. "I'M GOIN' AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!"

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:18 PM

Jun 2014

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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

6. "Fuck this shit. I'm going to D-Day!" nt

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:53 PM

Jun 2014

Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts)

12. Dude's a total badass.

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 09:13 PM

Jun 2014

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)

21. Agreed n/t

Reply to Sheldon Cooper (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 02:09 AM

Jun 2014

Rod Beauvex

(564 posts)

7. The sad things is...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:17 PM

Jun 2014

He'll get punished one way or the other for doing this. He'll possibly face legal action. I wish him the best.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

8. I know nothing about British law . . .

Reply to Rod Beauvex (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:53 PM

Jun 2014

But somehow I very much doubt that leaving a nursing home of your own free will is breaking the law.

Rod Beauvex

(564 posts)

9. I don't claim to know British law either.

Reply to Brigid (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:13 PM

Jun 2014

But my point remains valid. Even if it is not by legal means, this will not go unpunished.

former9thward

(31,997 posts)

15. Good deeds are never unpunished.

Reply to Rod Beauvex (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:16 PM

Jun 2014

Rod Beauvex

(564 posts)

16. .

Reply to former9thward (Reply #15)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:21 PM

Jun 2014

And don't I know it. :p

JI7

(89,248 posts)

18. how exactly will they punish him ?

Reply to Rod Beauvex (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:24 PM

Jun 2014

i can see some privately owned business in the US being so cold to kick them out of demand more money or some other shit and the whores going along with it and saying it's fine.

but i can't see this happening in the UK.

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)

10. I love this so much.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:41 PM

Jun 2014

Good for him.

<== OK wrong flag but it's the thought that counts

Iris

(15,653 posts)

11. me, too!

Reply to MadrasT (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:45 PM

Jun 2014

I think about my 89 yr old father-in-law who suffered a stroke last year and just wish he could break out and do something like this even though it would be the death of me from worrying!

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

14. Good for him

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:13 PM

Jun 2014

After surviving the war and living to the rip age of almost 90, he deserved to be able to go. Who knows if he'd be able to make the next major anniversary in 5 years. I know watching the coverage that some of the men had a hard time standing and I watched them stand with pride as they prepared to shake the hand of their president.

JI7

(89,248 posts)

17. all governments should pay for anyone who served to go if they want

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:21 PM

Jun 2014

JI7

(89,248 posts)

19. i think this is him

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:28 PM

Jun 2014

Cha

(297,187 posts)

20. You got it.. I was just coming to post this, JI7..

Reply to JI7 (Reply #19)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 01:44 AM

Jun 2014

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alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

23. He deserves to meet the Queen.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 03:34 AM

Jun 2014

Love it.

That's the exact kind of "Fuck You!" attitude that saved the world.

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