Caen: Last Saturday, Terence Harold, a World War II veteran who turned 100 years old in April, is set to wed his 96-year-old fiancée. This happened in the French town of Caen.
Terrence will be married at 11 a.m. GMT (0900) at the city hall attended by Jenny Swerling, Sarah Pasquier and other officials as well as Terence’s relatives. Normandy landing commemoration.
“Mr. Terrence has chosen our place for this wedding which is an honor for us,” said Mayor Jean-Pierre Lhonneur about carentinIn June 1944 the landing of allied forces on Utah and Omaha beaches took place here, AFP reports.
“He participated in the liberation of France so we will offer him champagne and gift,” she added.
According to Pasquale “depending on how tired he might be”, Terrance may go downtown Carentan to take part in veteran parade after the ceremony that afternoon.
As part of D-Day commemorations there will also be Liberation Ball in the evening where people would “be invited to dress in 1940s-themed costumes and be greeted by soldiers from nearby US bases” – she said
“However,” she added, “they can decide not to attend due to exhaustion.”
Terence now lives with Sverling in Boca Raton, Florida; President Macron honored him with the French Legion of Honor in 2019.
He lost his wife Thelma with whom he lived together for seventy years raising three children after war until her death occurred last year.
A friend introduced him to Swerlin this year; she is a widow and a magnetic person who became inseparable from him since then.
“She made everything beautiful,” he told AFP last month when interviewed at their home in Florida. “She made life worth living.”
When asked about her fiancee, Swerling said, “He’s an incredible person.”
“He’s hot and a great kisser!”
