COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Carrie and William Barnhill have been married for 66 years.
“When he met me, he told me he was going to marry me, and I told him no, he was not. Because he was too short, too dark, and he was not my type,” Carrie says while William laughs beside her.
They got married in Switzerland in 1960 while on deployment. Both Carrie and William are Air Force veterans. William, who is 89, served for 24 years. Carrie, who is 91, served for 22 years. William was an accountant, while Carrie worked as a stenographer…