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Louisiana couple recognized as longest-married couple in the state, celebrating 81 years of marriage

Louisiana couple recognized as longest-married couple in the state, celebrating 81 years of marriage
ALL RIGHT, DAVID, EVEN AT WILL, A LOVE STORY THAT WILL INSPIRE SO MANY COUPLES ON THIS VALENTINE’S DAY. ONE AT NEW ORLEANS PAIR IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR LOVE. 81 YEARS OF IT, JUST EIGHT DECADES OF BEING TOGETHER. IRA AND MARJORIE, MILAN MARRIED IN JANUARY OF 1942. IRA IS A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN, HAVING SERVED AS A US NAVY SEABEE, AND HE’S JUST 100 YEARS YOUNG. HIS SWEETHEART, MARJORIE, WILL BE 100 THIS SUMMER IN JULY. NOW, WHEN CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENT, IRA HAD NOTHING BUT HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. I’M STRIVING FOR ANOTHER DAY. ONE THAT I RIGHT NOW, OR EVEN KEPT IN TOUCH WHEN I WAS IN THE MILITARY. WE KEPT IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER ALMOST EVERY DAY. I WOULD WRITE A LETTER FROM WHERE I WAS. I LOVE THEIR OPTIMISM, THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE IN THEIR LIFETIME, IRA AND MARJORIE HAVE RAISED FIVE CHILDREN, EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN, AND TEN GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. AND FOUR GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. AND AT THE RATE THAT IRA WAS TALKING, THEY MIGHT DOUBLE THAT COME T
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Louisiana couple recognized as longest-married couple in the state, celebrating 81 years of marriage
A Louisiana couple has a love story for the ages. Ira and Margery Milan of New Orleans were married in January of 1942. They are celebrating 81 years of marriage. Ira Milan is a World War II veteran and served as a U.S. Navy Seabee. He is 100 years old. His sweetheart, Margery, will be 100 in July. The couple was recently recognized as the longest-married couple in Louisiana. Ira and Margery have raised five children, and have eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

A Louisiana couple has a love story for the ages.

Ira and Margery Milan of New Orleans were married in January of 1942. They are celebrating 81 years of marriage.

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Ira Milan is a World War II veteran and served as a U.S. Navy Seabee. He is 100 years old.

His sweetheart, Margery, will be 100 in July.

The couple was recently recognized as the longest-married couple in Louisiana.

Ira and Margery have raised five children, and have eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.