WWII veteran, 100, marries sweetheart, 96, in Normandy after D-Day events

AFP | Carentan, France

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It might have been the longest wait but yesterday 100-yearold American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D -Day landings in northwestern France.

To the sounds of “I will always love you”, “Ave Maria” and bagpipes, Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin said “I do” in the town of Carentan-les-Marais at a ceremony attended by dozens of guests, some wearing military uniforms.

“I waited 96 years to find the right man and now I have a wedding like only a queen and king can have,” Swerlin told AFP before the ceremony.

“I feel young again,” Terens said. “It’s the best time of my entire life.” Terens, who wore a light blue suit, entered the local wedding hall to applause from family and friends.