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D-Day veteran, 100, given Legion of Honour medal in surprise ceremony

Source: PA Wire

A 100-year-old D-Day veteran has been surprised with the highest French medal.

David Morgan served as a Warrant Officer II with the Royal Signals and landed on Utah beach five days after D-Day to help establish a wireless communication link back to the London War Office.

On Thursday, he walked up to French Colonel Xavier Ravel, who pinned the Legion of

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