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Two Vets Celebrate Love: 'If You Came To See The Bride, You're Out Of Luck'

When Jerry Nadeau, 72, a Vietnam vet, met his husband, John Banvard, 100, a World War II vet, neither had been openly gay. Together now for almost 25 years, each says he feels completed by the other.
Jerry Nadeau, 72, left, and his husband John Banvard, 100, stand outside their home in Chula Vista, Calif.

When John Banvard, 72, met Gerard "Jerry" Nadeau, 100, in 1993, neither of them had been openly gay.

"When we met, we were sort of in the closet, and I'd never had a real relationship. Now, we've

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