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IThere isn’t any age to be pleased and it’s not the American veteran Harold Terens who would say the alternative. Aged 100, he married his 96-year-old fiancée, Jeanne Swerlin, on Saturday morning on the city corridor of Carentan-les-Marais, in Manche. A symbolic place, situated close to the seashores the place the Landing occurred on June 6, 1944.
“It’s the best moment of my entire life, I’m 100 years old and my fiancée is 96, and getting married here in Carentan is incredible: it’s my second favorite place in the world (…) I feel young again,” proclaimed Harold Terens on the finish of the ceremony, as reported AFP.
To obtain this “American hero”, the city corridor of Carentan-les-Marais pulled out all of the stops. They embellished the timber and put in a small parachute, in homage to the American paratroopers of June 6, 1944 in Normandy.
Today D-DAY veteran Harold Terens, 100 years previous, obtained married in Normandy to his spouse, Jeanne Swerlin, 96 years previous ❤️
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200 years between them
” Yes ! » exclaimed Jeanne Swerlin within the wedding ceremony corridor of the city corridor, underneath a excessive ceiling of picket beams. The room reacted with applause. The future bride and groom entered the city corridor individually, accompanied by Miss Liberty, who carried out for them “J'ai deux amours”, a tune by Joséphine Baker.
The bride and groom, who’re virtually 200 years previous between them, kiss with the fervour of younger lovers, to the cheers of the meeting. Before coming into the city corridor, Jeanne Swerlin, wearing a satin pink gown, confided: “I waited 96 years to find the right person and I have a marriage like only kings and queens have.” Decorated in 2019 with the Legion of Honor by President Emmanuel Macron, Harold Terens was as soon as once more honored on Thursday, alongside many different veterans, throughout the D-Day ceremonies.
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