75 years later, a D-Day veteran meets with his French love again - France 2
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2024
- Before coming to France for the D-Day commemorations this year, K.T. Robbins, a 98-year-old veteran, had one wish: meet with his French love again. He'd met her during the war, in 1944, in a small town in Eastern France. All these years, he kept her picture, and the memory of her name. Jeannine Ganaye. We were able to find this woman, and to organize their reunion.
A very special thanks to both of their families, Diane Hight from Forever Young who first told us about the great story of K.T. Robbins, and the retirement residence of Sainte Famille (Montigny-les-Metz).
Team: Agnès Vahramian, Thomas Donzel, Maryse Burgot, Pauline Juvigny, Charlotte Mattout.
English voice-over: Rebecca Suner.
I can't even find a love lasting a year....this lasted for literally 3/4 of a century....Why can't we love this way anymore
You're just too picky, go find it man. Pretty sure there is one around you, don't go look too far
Because people have removed God and His Word from their lives - sadly.😭
My Beloved and I have been happily married for 43 years next month.💙❤️ God and His Word is the super glue that holds our life's together!
♥️♥️♥️
@@jillywells1232 Yes. I would have divorced my husband several times over if I hadn't respected God and His word and my marriage vows like I did. My husband hadn't cheated on me, wasn't even into porn and didn't get physically or clearly, definitely otherwise abusive, so, I didn't have grounds but I was miserable. We had severe difficulty in other ways and it got way too hard and lonely for way too long, and didn't seem like it was ever going to get better. But, I knew that either he was a believer and, with my prayers, support, love and occasional conversation/requests/reminders and God's own agenda with Him, he'd eventually grow more Christ-like and thus more of what I liked and needed... OR he wasn't a believer after all ( he was very backslidden for a while ) and so would eventually give me grounds for divorce or leave me himself. Esp. if I prayed for that to happen vrs. a lifetime of status quo. . Thankfully, he came around after a humbling experience and admitted he'd been being fake for a long time, and taking our his bitterness against my dad on me - they'd had issues ( which I knew he was doing, but he hadn't see that at 1st), and it improved by leaps and bounds from there. We still had to let un-agreed-upon memories, perspectives and stuff go, forgive and forget and etc. and still have to at times, but he really, really loves me and we've had a happy enough marriage for the last 7 of our 15 years. We had a lot good & ok times within the 1st 7 we can remember fondly too. I prayed for him and for my own correction in case I was wrong, mistaken, missing anything, etc. etc. , sincerely, all along and had us pray together - out-loud - often throughout, during which times I would say those types of things to God for myself, and for him. Sincerely - not meaning to manipulate or "score points" but yes, to also let my husband know that this IS what I also pray. That he can trust that I'm not just assuming I'm always right or unwilling to let God show me differently. He could hear me tone of voice, the various things I said, hear my sincerity in spite of being very hurt and frustrated & exhausted. That obviously DOES build trust and eases negative emotions and presumptions.
A lot of details, but I hope this helps someone.
Lots and lots of factors I think, but a big one being how the other person was raised, not just taught but "caught" - modeled and the general atmosphere, attitudes, subtle influences of their home and life, growing up. Plenty of people had great parents, but were also heavily influenced by their peers, TV, etc. etc. . But u take any down-home or farm kid with a few ( esp. some little siblings to care for) , and your odds are much higher that you've got yourself someone who's into a long term, wholesome relationship and has a lot to bring to the table to help that happen. Even then, obviously, you just may not be right for each otherm Prayerfully keep waiting & trying until you meet that one that lasts and seems right to head into marriage with, and once you're married - stick with it. I would say, or at least don't take the traditional marriage vows just to break them, but really, whether we say them or not, they are only describing what marriage just IS about. It IS a covenant which IS to last until death do you part - although some exceptions can be made on your end in clear conscience, if your spouse breaks them 1st - . It IS regardless of the state or your health or wealth, it IS exclusive and you DO owe it to your spouse to try to faithfully meet their sexual and emotional needs, in healthy, God-honoring ways of course - whatever that looks like to you, but within the parameters of God's word.
So, I wouldn't go on more than a couple dates with anyone who doesn't seem like "marriage material". While ya don't want to over-interogate, those of us dating for marriage/real love and companionship do not mind dealing with topics of beliefs and values in the early conversations. We actually want to avoid getting someone romantically into us just to have to end things because we don't have basic important things in common. When I met my husband, a sort of set-up by relatives at my cousin's wedding, I'd only been on a few dates in the previous year plus ( I was overworked on my family's farm) with men I had far too little of crucial things in common with. So, I laid it ALL out in our 1st big conversation walking around outside that evening. He didn't run, that was a good sign ;) ! We had our 1st date the next night ( I was gunna be real busy the next 2 months) and married a year later. We've been married 15 years now, and he's a wonderful man & friend who I fully trust with all the important things in life. He swears he'll die within 2 days of my death if I die b4 him.
Coz nowadays it's easy to find lust than love online😀
The ending is so sad. You know they didn't see each other again but hopefully they meet wherever they may go and live in eternity
Man, I hope they did 😭
pretty sure they do a video call at least
The ending is sad because they new they will never meet again
@@paovang7686 Not in this world but for sure in the next.
@@blackvulcan100 If there even *is* a next life.
Update - From KT’s friend. To all those wondering, they did see each other one more time. They kept in touch and her daughters were helpful in that endeavor. Sending cards , gifts. She sadly passed, but their story lives on.
aww this is sad. At least they did see eachother once more after all those years. rip
So happy they did see each other once again but sad that she passed. Life just isn't fair. Mr Robbins would be 102 now, is he still alive?
Which one passed or did both of them?
@@muffs55mercury61This past July 4th, Mr. Robbins turned 102.
@@ilttpvvm Thank you for the update.
She 17 and he 22 first time met
What an amazing love story
To make a film!
The whole not making an effort to find each other for over 70 years part doesn't sell the story well.
Yeah but people would harp on her being under 18 because they have no clue how fast you had to grow up back then. There wasn't a huge maturity difference between those ages.
This is so sweet...
My own father actually passed away over 21 years ago, and my Mother hasn't ever even gone on a date or been with another man. He was her true love and no other man could take his place.
Now she has Dementia/Alzheimers and I care for her 24hrs a day, and she talks about him often.
True Love really does exist...
💞
Ask for help from her & your guardian angels & try & get catholic Holy water & bless her with it everyday.
May God keep you well as her.
That's how it works
Perhaps I can go on a date with you.
God bless you for doing that. You will be rewarded for your good deeds. Trust me.
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The greatest and the classiest generation of America. We will be forever indebted to your generation, Mr. Robbins. Thank you!
Well said… times like these don’t exist anymore.
@@ladybug3g.365 I’m glad we don’t have world wars anymore, do you miss that?? 😂 😅
@@ladybug3g.365 Nah, good then
weirdo
Well said and so true .I am French
DANG, who is chopping onions in here? My eyes...
Im not crying you’re crying
I think I must be helping you chop those onions!🥲
Powerful Vidalia Onion....
Wow.....
Yeah me too ..
@@danny761 no insult please
A truly beautiful love story between KT Robbins and Jeannine Ganaye, which I also found emotionally moving.
I work at the Kroger he shops at. When I say you couldn't meet a kinder human being!!! I've known him from just coming in for 3 years but only learned about his love story last week!!!❤ This absolutely gave me chills and tears! Can't wait to see him next shopping day!!!
Good to know he's still with us at 102 years!
...you are lucky, to now this man personally😊
Well tell him hi from all of us. And his love story is so lovely.
She's still so beautiful at 97. Can't imagine how gorgeous she was when she was young😍
You saw the photo ... she was drop-dead gorgeous!
This has got to be the sweetest yet saddest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m so glad they were able to see each other again even if it was for just one time 🤎🤎🤎
Bravo for love
I don't think he truly loved her. He chose another woman and he kept her at his heart when he realized he chose the wrong woman.
@@gostavoadolfos2023 Oh, I think he loved her.
i like the way he kissed that little girl on the train, the one who gave him the good news.
the "little girl" was probably in her mid to late 60s 😄
@@timothy790110 It's relative right? Let's say she was 60. He would've been 30+ when she was born 😆
I’m a 30 yr old man and I cried like a baby watching them say goodbye.. He knew in his heart this was the last time he would ever see his love again. He didn’t want to let go of her. Very emotional love story. 🥺❤️
they did see each other one more time
Hello, how are you, my friend? I did not understand what happened between these two adults. Can you tell me their story?
@@AbbassHasan Listen to the video , that tells their story.
Everybody's raving about their love, I'm impressed by the reason he didn't come back earlier... faithfulness to his wife, now that's more honorable than any medal a man can wear on his chest.
He such great man and amazing husband
I was already in tears before you said that, and then even more. So very true❤
@@characters7568 Ok, but why didn't he look for his French love right after the war and marry her? Why did he have to marry another woman in the US?
@@someone3187 Exactly. I can't consider this a great love of the ages.
This is proof that love never dies💕
It makes me cry, true love is so beautiful, it overcomes time and distance. I would like to show this video to the entire world. New generations have lost the most beautiful things in life.
what? people have their own true love even until today the new generations but too bad, society ruins it with cheating/hookup culture everywhere
😍😘❣
Not even an ocean,and 75 years could separate there love for each other,so heartwarming :) :) :)
The ending is just heartbreaking.
He’s so cute. This is so heartwarming❤
He’s not cute. He’s a grown man.
What a gentleman. You don't hear stories like this much. But love like this, does exist 🌹
gentleman? he was trying to kiss her lol...old horny toad...
That was just too emotional for me. I was crying along with them.
I was crying as I watched these two sweet souls. Bless their hearts! My Dad fell in love in Germany with a 'Frauline' back in WWII, when he was stationed there as part of the occupying troops. He came back to Texas and always kept a photo or two of the German Woman he fell in love with. The weekend before he died he told my Son and I about her and said her name and I asked him if he would like for me to get online and try to find her and he said she was no doubt gone by now. He was just 10 days from being 80 when he passed and I often wonder if I have a German brother or sister out there and if the Lady knew that he still carried a torch in his heart for her until be passed. Someday, possibly I'll find the answer, but I feel that their love somehow connected their souls after they crossed over...we can only hope, right!?
Crazy story man! Wild hoe life goes sometimes
So, do you have a name and town from the German Fräulein? Cheers from Germany
My father's cousin was friends with a German actress.
A DNA kit from one of the ancestry companies would likely prove if you have a sibling (of course that’s if the potential sibling also used the dna test)
Crying lol...I wanted to hear that he came back and they lived happily ever after. I'm such a softie. Grateful that someone made this happen for them, what a sweet thing to do.
His tears at the end meant he knew this was the last time he would see her.
The tragedy of war can last a lifetime. ❤❤
A commenter said they did see each other one more time but Jeannine has since passed away.
I love this so story so much, and feel so lucky because it also happened to me. My first love and I were united after 37 years apart (separated by circumstances at age 20, reunited at age 56). As he says, it is "a holy, blessed love" that we have cherished for 13 years now. He's had a quadruple bypass and this past year he's fought cancer. I just cherish each day and am grateful we were reunited.
Lost loves are beautiful when they reconnect. I reconnected with someone from high school (she was three grades below me) back in 2019. Neither one of us have ever married but now we are enjoying life every day. The last time we had bumped into each other was in 1983 but i was too shy to strike up a conversation.
Thank you for this love story! Speaking for myself, I needed to see this true " love story". It made my day! May they meet once more in heaven as lovers & together in eternity ❤
I'm sobbing for them here. 😭 I hope they get another meet up xx
Unfortunately, she died.
You never forget the true loves that you meet during your life time. 💕
Not sure if a one month fling counts as "true love". True Love in my book, is the person that sticks with you thick and thin. This story ain't what it seems. He and she could have searched for each other easily afterwards. They didn't.
@@anonanon7235you know it's not that easy back days
@@رهفمحمودالطاهر bro there's literally highschool relationships that last longer that whatever these two guys had. She was probably a french whore that blew him for a couple bucks back in the day
They will find each other in the afterlife. A love that strong never dies
Dang, 61 year old construction worker and biker and that ending had me crying like a baby.
Am glad they met again before they leave this earth and be reunited again forever in the afterlife ❤️
I am currently married for 20 years ( in september). It still boggles my mind that she fell for me. I love her more every day...
Wishing you a very long happy life together.
Im literally crying, this was such a really nice story.
Water works....I couldnt stop tearing up! I hope they DO meet again!
In heaven they will surely
God bless them. The look on his face, his reaction when the reporter told him that she was still living was so moving ❤
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This has tears flowing down my face. Too bad they had not got together earlier. So touching God Bless them ❤❤
Beautiful sweet couple! True love surpasses time and lasts for all eternity.❤
I am from Europe. I met an amazing American girl at the street corner, 55 years ago.
We have been very happily married. We have great children and grandchildren.
One never knows when or where the right person will walk into his life. But, what is meant to happen, will...
❤awwwwwe,may God always keep you and your family safe.
It’s like they see eachother again like no time had passed and how they looked the last time they saw eachother
I'm crying... So beautiful.. 😭
She looks beautiful. Unbeliverable for her age. Bright & radiant
French thing!😂
This is so beautiful, I’m actually crying, love love this
c'est beau j'en ai les larmes aux yeux
I must be cutting onions...sniffle...pass the tissues...what an absolutely lovely story - and thank you to those who made it possible. I wish them time together and lots of love to share.
One of my favorite love 💕 stories.... thank you for your service!!!!🇺🇸
I'm in a situation like this right now, & lets be honest, 95% or more of the time relationships of two people which start between countries can abruptly end with no outcome or closure. It isn't a happy ending, and usually everyone moves on to other relationships at best. We stand in 2023 where a huge percentage of people are looking for their next meal, not a resolution to a dear relationship from the past. Stories like this touch my heart too, but they have rarely happy outcomes. These people are truly blessed & should truly value it.
Well this made me tear up a bit, there should be more of this on tv in 2023. good positive beautiful stories... not the upsetting crap of today.
I cry a lot with the ending 😥😥😥 someone else??
Samantha Tahiti Estrada fuck yes omg
😪 yes...
I'm still crying 😭
What a heart warming story. Sad but beautiful.
❤❤❤❤❤ I am touched by this story in its purity and simplicity.
Real love never dies. 😢❤
Wow we need more stories like this true love is hard to find these day's the world is so crazy. God bless folks 🙏🙂
I literally paused this 3 times because I couldn't catch my breathe from crying.... Omg how beautiful ❤️
Tear jerker. Always wished I was from that time where men were gentlemen. Plus I just like that era.
Men were gentlemen and domestic abuse was hush hush.
Were the women from that time ladies as well?
This is so beautiful 😭, I hope they got/get to see each other again ❤❤
Hello Fabiola ...how are you doing today i hope everything is fine with you?
This is a beautiful story. I love to see stories like this. I wish them both the best for the rest of their lives.
Wonderful! Wonderful! Just wonderful! Wow, wow, wow! That I can see that! Thank you God! Thank you for the upload!
Très émouvant, merci pour ce beau témoignage, thank you!
I'm sobbing.
The tears 😭
Such a wonderfully told story.
Thank you to share this.
It is important to see that true love does exist and true love never fades away.
Bless them.
Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime. Beautiful.
So beautiful...love between France and America.
My thoughts also. Two people,two hearts, two nations. Such a lovely woman.
Fantastic! couldnt watch it passed half way!...........didnt have tears in my eyes or anything like that!
That is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! Thank you for sharing!
My Heart ❤️ smiled and swelled up with tears of joy and happiness. Love is truly The Answer.
We need to do everything we can to get KT back again! This cannot happen again.
COVID would have put the brakes on that in 2020 but I agree, no more separation for what time they have left
Wow. This is a prime example of when people get married and say they know EVERYTHING about their spouse. These two got married and had two different lives but still had love for each other. It also shows that just because you love someone doesn’t mean you’re meant to be with them. For them, the universe had other plans. I think things turned out the way it needed to. They have a beautiful love story; it’s something a lot of people, including myself, can’t say.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
This one had me crying my eyes out.
TRUE LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING ❤
Literally the sweetest thing! Her with that crop top and those shorts. She was a modern beauty for sure. Those kisses were so precious. 🤍
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Omg...just made me cry so hard..God bless them💕
Omg can't stop crying.
I cried. this pulls on heart strings. They are still the same people just older
It’s 2:30 in the morning while I’m watching this just puts a smile on my face! I also hope one day God blesses with the love of my life! ❤️
Im crying while watching this. True love never dies.
I am so pleased that they were able to meet again. It truly is a great love story. Best wishes to both of them.
A real work of art this K.T. Robbins.
Ach herje, wie süss❤❤so ein Geschenk😢😢
Man this is absolutely beautiful 😍❤️ God bless both of them!!🇺🇸🇫🇷
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
This story is amazing! / Cette histoire est incroyable!
True love never dies.💞
I think love was deeper and more meaningful at the time because you never knew if you'd ever see your lover again. Death was always so so near.
I cried when I saw this. How sad that they had to part again.
I'm 70 and I never fell out of love with the crazy boy I met at Summer Camp.
So touching. So sad. Never come too late in love, never lose the love
Я так сильно плачу, видя, как они прощаются: они не видят морщинок, они видят только красоту Души в друг друге! Это так сильно!❤❤
Yeah speak English. Nobody understand your inbred language besides your fellow inbreeds.
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I cry so much, seeing how they say goodbye: they do not see wrinkles, they see only the beauty of the Soul in each other! It's so strong!
How love has changed. Everyone wants this sort of love now but they have no idea how to deserve it.
I like that you said deserve.
This was the sweetest story. I wish they could of been together ❤️
That's made a grown man cry , so wonderful for both .
Tears flowing 😭 Great joy for them both 😅 Such a wonderful reunion 😍 My heart is full 💓
Beautiful...!!!
Pretty story....God bless them.
Wow that was beautiful and heartbreaking together , Very touching i hope they met again .
Very touching. There is such a thing as undying love.
Love being eternal can always wait its day for demonstration.
Just one little spark of love and it created a moment of a lifetime.
Wish I could pin this comment myself
I am in tears. I really wiah he had stayed with her all those years ago. If you are lucky enough to meet your true love, never leave them.💙
OK, I started crying even as I began to read their story. Actually, I think THREE love stories.
Tears in my eyes...
WOW! She's gorgeous!! What a chic, eye-catching woman. 😍
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@@LarryMichael-yr4vd How's the weather in Lagos today?
@@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 where from
True Love can still today between two people who Love, Trust, Respect, and Care for Each Without Any Limits and Do Not Let Anyone or Anything Stand Between Them - No Matter What! Veronica
I’ve seen many reunion videos but fuck this has to be my favorite
So sad! He should have went back to her!! She was waiting!! :(
Not always as easy as it sounds. It was not quite so easy to get back to Europe at the time. Travel had been disrupted, Europe was a wreck. Sometimes things just don't come together the way we want it to.
Kathy McMorrow he was also married.
He probably already had a girlfriend back home during the war. When he made it out of the war alive, they got married immediately. That's what I think the story is based on his hesitation to answer that question. If he was single and he was that in love with her, I don't see why he didn't made the effort to go back no matter how long he had to wait for that opportunity to do so.
@@kenacycle Typical military man. A girl in every port. Sex with as many as you can. I knew many guys on my ship who were like that back in the late 70's. It was a race against the clock. To see who could have more sex than the other.
So beautiful ,I couldn't stop crying ,That's true love ♥️,
thousands of men found love during the war. and then just like KT abandoned them. My mother was engaged even and he told her he would come back. He never wrote her back even once he left. She mourned the love and never forgot. She married and when my father passed she hired a PI to find him. He had married his highschool sweet heart the moment he set foot back in the US. And asked her not to bother him again when she had made contact. My mom never got over that. Or him. And stayed single from the age of 53 to 83 when she passed.
damn thats harsh
Oh no, how heartbreaking 😢😢
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It's despicable. He just lied then.