HERE'S a trip down memory lane for D-Day veteran Bill Buckley on his 99th birthday...
The grandad, who helped storm the Normandy beaches in 1944, got a surprise present when pals organised a Second World War Jeep and tank for a trip to the pub.
Close friend Jimmy Murray said the surprise took three months to arrange and when Bill came out of his home, his face was a picture.
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