100-year-old U.S. vet marries bride, 96, at D-Day event in France
Harold Terens first visited Normandy about 80 years ago, in the aftermath of D-Day, as a U.S. Army Air Forces corporal. Many of his friends had died storming Normandy’s beaches about two weeks earlier, and Terens was tasked with helping send German prisoners and freed American prisoners of war to England. This year, Terens, 100, was in the region for a much more joyous reason: His wedding. After participating in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Terens and his 96-year-old fiancée, Jeanne Swerlin, arrived at a stone building in Carentan-les-Marais on Saturday for what he called the best day of his life. The ceremony was symbolic — not binding in law — according to the Associated Press. Regardless, Terens told The Washington Post that he considers the marriage official and that he doesn’t plan to pursue legally binding vows in the United States. The couple kissed and exchanged rings, drank Champagne and said they felt like a king and queen when they waved from a second-floor window after the ceremony. Later, Terens and …
