Blind WWII veteran receives new medals after heartbreaking plea for lost ones

IBTimes
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  • 7 years ago
A 96-year-old veteran of the D-Day landings lost his war medals at a motorway service station back in May after a pilgrimage to Normandy. After a tearful appeal broadcast by ITN, Alfred Barlow has been presented with a replica set of medals.

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