There are about 100,000 World War II veterans alive today out of the 16 million Americans who served in that war. In June, the 80th anniversary of D-Day will be commemorated in France.
Harold Terens will participate in his fourth D-Day celebration in France. He received a medal from President Emmanuel Macron five years ago. This year’s celebration will be extra special. Harold is getting married.
Did I mention that Harold is 100 years old? His fiancee, Jeanne Swerlin, is 96 years old. The couple and their families will travel to Paris in late May. Harold and a few other surviving WWII veterans will be honored there. Then they will travel to Carentan-les-Marais where they will be married on June 8.
The families then will travel to the town of Carentan-les-Marais, where the couple plan to be married on June 8 by Mayor Jean-Pierre Lhonneur in a chapel built in the 1600s….
