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WW2 veteran Len Van Roon Snr, 103, refused to marry his girlfriend Verna before he was deployed for fear of leaving her a widow should he die in combat. Throughout his four years in the army Van Roon wrote 1,100  love letters to her. The couple were married for 64 years before Verna died in 2011, aged 90.  
Reporter: RV Kitching
250205 - Wednesday, February 05, 2025.
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