A trip to France 75 years after D-Day brings a medal, some healing and even romance
Diane Hight
Diane Hight is founder and president of Forever Young Senior Veterans, based in Collierville, Tennessee.
Photographers, along with reporters, hovered over the veterans like they were the newest rock group. Both men and women were crying, cameras clicked with non-stop flashing, and young children hugged our heroes.
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Ninety-eight-year-old K.T. Robbins of Olive Branch will return to France next month with Forever Young Senior Veterans. While the other 13 vets, ages 93 to 102, visit Battle of the Bulge sites, Robbins will split off for a second reunion with his wartime sweetheart in France.
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