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US WWII vet reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia

US WWII vet reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

FILE - Norwood Thomas, holds up a photo of with Joyce Morris at his home in Virginia Beach, Va. Thomas is embarking on a 10,500-mile journey to Australia to visit Morris. Photo: Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot via AP

SYDNEY: A 93-year-old World War II veteran from the United States has reunited with his wartime girlfriend in Australia after more than 70 years apart. Norwood Thomas embraced 88-year-old Joyce Morris in the southern Australian city of Adelaide on Wednesday after flying from the US state of Virginia to reconnect with his lost love. 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. They lost touch after the war, but finally reconnected via Skype last year. After their story went public, a fundraising campaign helped raise money for Thomas to travel to Australia to see Morris.