British Veteran's Epic 28-Year Journey Nears Emotional Reunion

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A British Army veteran has returned to his home country after a 28-year journey across four continents — but his remarkable trek still isn’t quite over.

Karl Bushby, a 57-year-old former paratrooper, reached England this week after swimming across the English Channel from France, marking the latest milestone in an around-the-world expedition that he embarked on in 1998.