WWII veteran may miss liberation event over passport delays

A 97-year-old Second World War hero fears he may miss an 'important' trip to Holland as the Passport Office has not yet approved his application

but was worried it will not even arrive before a similar journey to Normandy for the 78th anniversary of D-Day on June 6.

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