WATCH: 100-year-old World War II veteran marries love of his life (96) in France
Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France.
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World War II veteran Harold Terens (100) and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin (96) tied the knot inland of the 'D-Day' beaches in Normandy, France over 'D-Day' weekend on Saturday (8 June) - 80 years after 'D-Day.'
The WWII veteran first visited France as a 20-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day.
Terens enlisted in 1942 and, after shipping to Britain, was attached to a four-pilot P-47 Thunderbolt fighter unit as their radio repair technician.
On D-Day, Terens helped repair planes returning from France so they could rejoin the battle.
Terens said half his company’s pilots died that day. He himself went to France 12 days later, helping transport freshly captured Germans and just-freed American POWs to England.
Following the Nazi surrender in May 1945, Terens again helped transport freed Allied prisoners to England before he shipped back to the U.S. a month later.
After a war filled life, Terens said he knew Swerlin was the one for him after they met three years ago and their knees touched and he 'exploded inside.'
Terens reportedly said the nuptials to his sweetheart is 'the best day' of his life while Swerlin made it abundantly clear that her new centenarian husband doesn't lack for rizz.
“He's the greatest kisser ever, you know?” she proudly declared before they embraced enthusiastically for TV cameras.
“All right! That's it for now!” - Terens said as he came up for air.
To which she quickly quipped: “You mean there's more later?”
Swerlin added that 'love is not jut for young people, you know - we get butterflies and we get a little action too.'
Ayyyy... here's to the golden oldies who are currently happily on honeymoon.