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- So I start with my name and all that stuff?
Okay. We'll see how it works.
Hello! My name is Jerry Nadeau.
I'm with John Banvard.
- And, I was born in Brooklyn, New York.
- No, no, no, no. You gotta say your name and everything--
"Hello, my name is..."
- Hello. My name is John Banvard.
I am 100 years of age.
- When I first met you, John, you were 75 years old.
What would it have been like if you didn't meet me?
- I would've continued being lonely.
I'd been absolutely lost.
- When we met, we were sort of in the closet. - Yeah.
- And, I never had a real relationship.
Now, we've been together almost 25 years.
And, when we moved into the Veteran's home,
we moved in together, and a lot of people were wondering,
"I wonder what their relationship is?" - Yes.
- Well, when we got married, they knew what our relationship was.
(both laughing)
- I was expecting we'd be ridiculed,
and there was very little of that.
- We got married at the Veterans Home, and we said,
"If you came to see the bride, you're outta luck!"
Do you remember that? - Yes, of course.
- It was very informal. - It was done simply, yes.
- We served hot dogs.
- Which is hardly wedding food.
- Remember, John, I was with you in a cafeteria,
and somebody came up and they were with their family.
And, they said, "Oh, this is Gerard Nadeau,
and this is his husband, John."
I'd never heard that before.
- Yeah. That was very nice.
- You've made my life complete.
- I could say the same thing to you.
I think we're probably as happy together
as any two people you're likely to meet.
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