American Veteran and French Girlfriend Reunited 75 Years Later at D-Day Commemorations

KT Robbins is 97 years old now. He was 24 in 1944, when he crossed the Channel with the US Army during Operation Overlord. There he met 18-year old Jeannine Pierson, a resident of the newly liberated French town of Briey. They had a whirlwind 2-month romance.

Then Robbins' unit moved east to continue the fight against Nazi Germany. He and Pierson never saw each other again for 75 years. During that time, they both married other people, raised families, and buried their spouses. Recently, Robbins returned to France for D-Day commemorations and the two lovers were re-united. The Daily Mail describes their meeting:

Robbins and Pierson immediately embraced when they were reunited, gazing into each other's eyes with adoration and joy. 
'I always loved you. You never got out of my heart,' Robbins told Pierson. 
'He said he loves me. I understood that much,' Pierson told one of the journalists in French. 

Photos: France2


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