U.S. vet ends decades-long Valentine’s Day quest for long-lost love in Mexico

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Every Valentine’s Day, retired U.S. Marine Esteban Perez stands on a street corner in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, hoping he will see the woman he loves again. Perez, 58, has become known to locals as “the soldier of love.”

that they were forced to separate when he had to leave town due to duties tied to his military service.

And so began a tradition, fueled by hope and undying love, where he would stand each year in his uniform on the corner of Avenida 15 de Septiembre and Reynosa street, carrying flowers, in case they met again.opinions are divided

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