article_snippet: Following the war, Bernard Jordan got into local politics and served as a town councillor for 23 years in Bernard Jordan hometown of Hove, East Sussex.
article_snippet: Bernard Jordan was a a city councillor for two years and was mayor of the town from 1995 to 1996.
article_snippet: On Bernard Jordan return, Bernard Jordan was made an honorary alderman of Brighton and Hove and on Bernard Jordan 90th birthday Bernard Jordan was inundated with 2,500 cards from wellwishers around the world.
article_snippet: A spokesman for the auction house said: 'Bernard Jordan was a wonderful chap who really embodied the great British bulldog spirit. '
article_snippet: Bernard Jordan proudly served Bernard Jordan country both during the war as a Navy officer and afterwards as a councillor. '