Chirac gives lost D-Day veteran a lift

[Khephra]

LONDON (Reuters) - French President Jacques Chirac gave a D-Day veteran a lift back to Paris in one of his jets after the New Zealander got lost following Sunday's ceremonies in northern France to honour World War Two Allied troops.

Keith Coleman hopped on a coach after the main international ceremony in Arromanches to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, but instead of taking him back to the French capital he ended up at a remote military airfield where all the other veterans got on a plane.

"There was this important looking guy wearing gold braid who I told my story to and I guess he must have felt sorry for me, because he made a few phone calls and told me he thought he could get me back to Paris," Coleman, who speaks no French, told the Guardian on Tuesday.

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[RoyGBiv]

1. Now that's class...

Any bets on what Shrub would have done in a similar situation?

I can envision him having the guy arrested.

[Turbineguy]

2. Yeah, he sounds like

one o' dem furrin terrists to me!

[izzie]

3. Great story.

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