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71st Valentine’s Day for Auschwitz survivor and soldier she met

LONDON (AP) — She is a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp. He is a former Scottish commando who was on the scene when the Nazis fell.
They met at a dance shortly after surviving prisoners were freed from the horrific Nazi death camp and have been celebrating Valen-tine’s Day together since 1946.
So John Mackay and his wife Edith weren’t going to let living in a nursing home keep them from marking the romantic occasion. They had a bit of party Tuesday at the Balcarres Care Home in Scotland.
Activity director Pamela Shaw said Mackay, 96, has suffered a stroke but is recovering, and 92-year-old Edith is still going strong.
She says “they’re doing really well ... their romance is absolutely beautiful. They’re just amazing people.”

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