World War II veteran marries his bride near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100, she's 96
JOHN LEICESTER
Associated Press
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John Leicester, Associated Press
World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. The location was the elegant stone-worked town hall of Carentan, a key initial D-Day objective that saw ferocious f…
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France.
US WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, arrive to celebrate their wedding Saturday at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
U.S. WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, smile from a window Saturday after their wedding at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
U.S. WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, celebrate their wedding Saturday at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
U.S. WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, kiss Saturday as they arrive for their wedding at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
US WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, arrive to celebrate their wedding Saturday at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
U.S. WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, smile from a window Saturday after their wedding at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
U.S. WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, celebrate their wedding Saturday at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
U.S. WWII veteran Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, kiss Saturday as they arrive for their wedding at the Carentan-les-Marais Town Hall in Normandy, France.
