‘You Never Got Out of My Heart:’ American D-Day Veteran Meets French Sweetheart After 75 Years

Troops from the 48th Royal Marines at Saint-Aubin-sur-mer on Juno Beach, Normandy, France, during the D-Day landings, on June 6, 1944. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

An American World War II veteran and his former French sweetheart were reunited after 75 years when he flew over to celebrate the D-Day anniversary.

The two had both married, had children, and seen their spouses pass away—but had never forgotten each other.