Couple marries, 60 years after first date

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Barefoot Beach, Florida - In 1945, Richard Turner decided to visit a friend at Iowa State. But when Richard got to Ames, Iowa, he never made it to his friend's. Instead he met Ann Edwards at the student union and ended up spending the weekend with her at her parents.

When Richard returned to Missouri, where he was going to school, he continued writing to Ann. But after being called up to serve his country, Richard and Ann eventually lost touch. However, Richard never forgot her.

Richard Turner:

"How could you forget a girl that looked like that? There's just no way."

In 1999, Richard, a widower, decided to find out whatever happened to that beautiful young girl. He eventually tracked her down, but Ann was now married with nine children. He wrote a letter and never heard back.

A few years later Richard recalls getting a phone call he'll never forget. It was Ann on the other end. Her husband had passed away and she now felt comfortable reaching out to Richard.

The two began writing and soon the two decided to meet. When Ann arrived in Richard's hometown to see the man she met some 60 years earlier, she admits to being a bit nervous.

But when Ann opened the door, Richard says they "fell into each other's arms." This week, the couple will celebrate their one year wedding anniversary.

Ann Jessen Turner:

"Our lives went on and I was 17, he was 18. And I don't think you make big important decisions at that time."

Richard says in the end, it all worked out and he's the happiest man alive. He also says while he may have lost some hair since he first met Ann, she's still as beautiful as she was in 1945.

Richard Turner:

"That's what I see, yet when I look at her is that beautiful young girl."