Norwood Thomas and Joyce Morris met in England seventy-two
years ago. They were together a short time before he parachuted into Normandy
with the 101st Airborne. After the war, Thomas returned to his Virginia home.
He wrote Joyce and asked her to come to America, but she declined. So Thomas
moved on. He met and married someone else; they raised a family and grew old
together. After her death, he began to wonder about the girl he’d left behind.
That’s when Thomas’ son Steven received an email from Joyce’s son Robert. Joyce,
who now lives in Australia, had asked Robert to see if Thomas was still alive
and if he’d be willing to talk. The two sons set up a Skype session so Thomas
and Joyce could catch up. Their story went public in November. Since then,
hundreds of people have donated to their GoFundMe account. 93-year-old Thomas
and 88-year-old Joyce will meet again in Adelaide this Valentine’s Day.
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