in 1944, the 21-year-old g.i., stationed outside london, met a ish-year-old named joyce durant. >> i knew she was the girl that i wanted to marry. >> reporter: the war couldn't wait. >> i said i'll see you later and never did. >> reporter: communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, and unobtainable, because in my mind, that is really what she was. >> yes, i'm here! >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet.or than 70 years, the two talked to ke you rbl iai >>sq ououlditeprion magi>>y.>>nehiin veir oinsi tsa's n lityirposcs. pl, hpys. the sometimes dangerous effort to rid florida's everglades from this invasive species of snake. and michelle miller sits down with lionel richie who is being honored with this year's grammy music cares person award. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. have a great day. announcer: tom selleck stars >>> who will take the stand today in the kenyan murder c

stationed outside london met a british 17-year-old named joyce durant. e war couldn't wait. he headed to normandy and d-day. >> i said i'll see you soon. and, away i went. and never saw her again. >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, unobtainable. because in my mind thahas really what she was. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet. and for the first time in more than 70 years, the twowoalked to each other again via skyky. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? ha-ha. joycmorris, 88 and divorced >> t t only one big probleleis is i can't take you in my arms and give you a squeeze. >> oh, yeah. >> repororr: problem solved. thomas landed yesterday in adelaide, australia. >> give me the squeeze. >> to find some body who loves you and you love them, it would rather be special wouldn't it? >> americans and brits have always had a special relationship. mark

in 1944,ear-old g.i., stationed outside london, met a british 17-year-old named joyce durant. >> i knew she was the girl tha marry. >> reporter: the war couldn't wait. he headed to >> i said i'll see you later and never did. >> reporter: communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a mind, that is really what she was. >> yes, i'm here! >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet.irst time in more than 70 years, the two talked to each other again via skype. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? >> i do. >> >> reporter: joyce morris, now 88 and divorced, lives in australia. >> the only one big problem is i can't take you in my arms and give you a squeeze! >> >> reporter: problem solved. thomas landed in adolaid, australia. >> give me a somebody who loves you, you love them, would rather be special, wouldn't it? >> reporter: americans and brits have always had a special . mark strassmann, cbs news, norfolk, virginia. >> what a sweet story. news on "cbs this morning," look

stationed outside london met a british 17-year-old named joyce durant. >> i knew she was the girl i wanted to marry. >> reporter: the war couldn't wait. he headed to normandy and d-day. >> and i said, "i'll see you soon," and away i went and never >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, and unobtainable, because in my mind, that's really what she was. >> yes, i'm here. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet and for the first time in more than 70 years, the two talked to each other again via skype. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? >> i do. >> oh, my goodness. ( laughs ) oh, thomas. >> reporter: joyce morris, now 88 and divorced, lives in australia. >> the only one big problem is i can't take you in my arms and give you a scweed! ( laughs ). >> oh, here we are. >> reporter: problem solved. thomas landed yesterday in adelaide, australia. >> let me give you that squ

joyce durant after 72 years. >> oh. >> these little cuties they dated in england in 1944 lock before match.com. but nor w50d was sent to france. they never forget each other. >> they reconnected thanks to the internet and their sons. they talked via skype a couple times. now thomas is in australia for a couple weeks visiting. he said the reunion was the greatest thing that could have happened to him. >> i love this story. isn't that sweet? >> it is kind of sweet. >> after all these years they still had this little flame for each other. >> once he got to australia, he realized there are offerings on tinder. >> he did not swipe to the left or the right. >> swipe to the right. >> he kept swiping to the right. >> did you see the hug? i thought he was going to carry her away somewhere. that's love. >> 72 years. >> that's love before the age of tinder. >> coming up "in the mix" the wild fox that went epa over an ordinary bed sheet? the safety alert over common batteries that can explode. the latest test by the faa and what it means for airline passengers. >> tim laird america's chief enter

stationed outside london met a named joyce durant. the war couldn't wait. he headed to normandy and d-day. >> i said i'll see you soon. and, away i went. and never saw her again. >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, unobtainable. because in my mind that's really what she was. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet. and for the first time in more than 70 years, the two talked to each other again via skype. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? ha-ha. joyce morris, 88 and divorced lives in australia. is i can't take you in my arms and give you a squeeze. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: problem solved. thomas landed yesterday in adelaide, australia. >> give me the squeeze. >> to find some body who loves you and you love them, it would rather be special wouldn't it? >> americans and brits have always had a special relationship. mark strassma

stationed outside london met a british 17-year-old named joyce durant. the war couldn't wait. he headed to normandy and d-day. >> i said i'll see you soon. and, away i went. and never saw her again. >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, unobtainable. because in my mind that's really what she was. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet. and for the first time in more than 70 years, the two talked to each other again via skype. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? ha-ha. joyce morris, 88 and divorced >> the only one big problem is is i can't take you in my arms and give you a squeeze. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: problem solved. thomas landed yesterday in adelaide, australia. >> give me the squeeze. >> to find some body who loves you and you love them, it would rather be special wouldn't it? >> americans and brits have always had a special mark strassmann,

. >> norwood thomas met joyce durant morris in australia this morning. there they are together.ratrooper, morris 17-year-old from great britain when they met in london in 1944. they lost touch after the war. of course, life went on. but last year they reconnected via skype. there was a fund-raising campaign to raise money for thomas to travel to australia to see her in person finally. he talked about how he was feeling just before the meeting. >> a little nervous. >> what's the first thing you're going to do? >> i'm going to give her a squeeze. >> there you go. and there they are smiling during their reunion. morris says they're going to have a wonderful couple of weeks together and celebrate valentine's day together as well. how sweet is that. >> both available. >> right. his wife passed away self-years ago. she's divorced. maybe it will be more than a couple of weeks. >> yeah. maybe more squeezes to come in the future. love that. >> need to cuddle up with someone this weekend, right? >> yeah. a lot of indoor activities in store for this weekend because outdoors, it's go heing

years in the making. 93-year-old norwood thomas last held his wartime sweetheart, 88-year-old joyce durant, in london shortly before d-day in 1944. the relationship was lost in the fog of war going their separate ways to opposite ends of the war. they moved on, married other people but that link was never lost. >> very long. >> reporter: thanks to technology and the worldwide web, they found each other, reconnecting over skype last year. >> he was a real fun fellow. >> reporter: their story won people over raising money so norwood could be reunited with his lost love. he traveled from virginia to adelaide. it took him three days. >> what's the first thing you're going to do? >> i'm going to give her a squeeze. >> reporter: now he's back in and he's not letting go. michelle charlesworth, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that's the kind of news we need. >>> there's still more news ahead, including breaking news with governor christie in the race. >>> still developing at 5:00, that cruise ship that hit rough seas. that's the anthem of the seas. it right now is off of monmouth beach. as you just

stationed outside london met a british 17-year-old named joyce durant. >> i knew she was the girl i wanted to marry. >> reporter: the war couldn't wait. he headed to normandy and d-day. id >> and i said, "i'll see you soon," and away i went and never saw her again. n. >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but wa communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, and pu unobtainable, because in my mind, that's really what she was. >> yes, i'm here. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet, and for the first time in more than 70 years, the two talked to each o other again via skype. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? ) oh, thomas. >> reporter: joyce morris, now 88 and divorced, lives in australia. >> the only one big problem is i can't take you in my arms and give you a squeeze! ( laughs ) >> oh, here we are. >> reporter: problem solved. thomas landed yesterday in adelaide, australia. >> hello! >> let me give you that s