Two Veterans Reunite 77 Years After Meeting on Way to Boot Camp

Genie Hogan, 97, (L) and Robert Simmons, 95, met on the way to boot camp in World War II and were reunited after 75 years. Paula Ratliff/The Epoch Times

Two veterans from World War II were reunited on Nov. 16 in Barren County, Kentucky, after more than 75 years of separation.

They grew up in the same county, although their paths had never crossed until they traveled by bus to boot camp in May 1944.