Some people dream of Venice or Las Vegas.
Harold Terens chose the “D-Day” beaches.
This is where this American veteran hopes to be able to get married next June, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Radio operator in the American aviation on June 6, 1944, Harold Terens subsequently participated in the transfer of German prisoners to Great Britain.
On June 6, the veteran who celebrated his hundredth candle in Florida last summer intends to join the commemoration being prepared in Normandy... and add a very personal touch!
In fact, the veteran contacted the town hall of Carentan-les-Marais (Manche) to be able to marry his fiancée, aged 96, there.
The town is located a few kilometers from Sainte-Mère-Église, the Mecca of the Landings.
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Decorated by Macron in the presence of Trump
Without a doubt, Normandy occupies a special place in the heart of Harold Terens.
It was there, at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer (Calvados), that he received the Legion of Honor in 2019 from President Emmanuel Macron, in the presence of Donald Trump, then President of the United States.
Deeply marked by his memories of war, this American citizen is preparing to anchor his story a little more in the land of his memory.
Jean-Pierre Lhonor, first councilor of Carentan-les-Marais, confirmed to Le
Parisien
that the request had indeed been sent to him: “
We have indeed received this completely unusual request through the French consulate in Florida .
» The date of the big day has not yet been communicated, but Saturday June 8 would be considered.