USA – A 93-year-old second world war veteran from the United States has been reunited with his wartime girlfriend in Australia after more than 70 years apart.

Norwood Thomas and 88-year-old Joyce Morris laughed on Wednesday as they wrapped their arms around each other after Thomas flew from Virginia to the southern Australian city of Adelaide to reconnect with his long-lost love. “This is about the most wonderful thing that could have happened to me,” Thomas said, in a reunion broadcast on television. “Good,” Morris replied with a laugh. “We’re going to have a wonderful fortnight.” Morris was a 17-year-old British girl and Thomas was a 21-year-old paratrooper when they first met in London shortly before D-day. After the war, he returned to the US.(THE GUARDIAN)...[+]