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War II Vet Will Jet Into the Arms of His Wartime Sweetheart
Inside Addition via Yahoo ^
| 1/20/16
| Deborah Hastings
Posted on 01/21/2016 11:42:43 AM PST by Kartographer
Thanks to the kindness of strangers, a 93-year-old American veteran will be reunited with his girlfriend from World War II after a separation that spanned continents and seven decades.
Norwood Thomas will fly next month, free of charge, to Australia, where he will visit his former wartime sweetheart Joyce Morris, who is 88.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
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Hub: "Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love... true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in."
Secondhand Lions (2003)
To: Kartographer
I read about this earlier.
How cool!
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posted on
01/21/2016 11:47:32 AM PST
by
PROCON
(Proud CRUZader!)
To: PROCON
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posted on
01/21/2016 11:54:17 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: knarf
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posted on
01/21/2016 11:54:38 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: knarf
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posted on
01/21/2016 11:55:31 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: knarf
I'm back in love with being in love ...
What a blessed time for these two souls !
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posted on
01/21/2016 11:56:22 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: Kartographer
That’s one of my favorite movies of all time.
-JT
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posted on
01/21/2016 12:03:45 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
To: knarf
Man, that picture speaks volumes. Look at the smile on his face.
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posted on
01/21/2016 12:11:39 PM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: Kartographer
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posted on
01/21/2016 12:17:18 PM PST
by
exnavy
(good gun control: two hands, one shot, one kill.)
To: Kartographer
“Secondhand Lions” is one of my favorite movies.
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posted on
01/21/2016 12:37:38 PM PST
by
mosaicwolf
(Strength and Honor)
To: PROCON
32 years ago a 62 year old retired USAF Col. made the mistake of wondering out loud in front of his wife, “I wonder what ever happened to that cute little 16 year old I met on the beach in Hawaii during the war.”
His wife responded without missing a beat, “She’s probably old and fat like you.”
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posted on
01/21/2016 12:39:05 PM PST
by
G Larry
(ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
To: Kartographer
Thanks for being you, Kartographer.
Your posts are among the main reasons I joined FR. This story and that quote are excellent examples of what I’m talkin’ about.
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01/21/2016 5:06:43 PM PST
by
mumblypeg
(I've seen the future; brother it is murder. -L. Cohen)
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