Story highlights Ahn Yoon-Joon fled North Korea decades ago to avoid military service in the communist nation

He's been applying for a reunion since programs began in the 1980s

Ahn finally got to be with his two younger sisters but wasn't prepared for the emotional fallout

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) Ahn Yoon-Joon's younger sisters were just children when he last saw them.

Now 85, he fled North Korea as a teenager to avoid being drafted into the military. For more than 60 years, he wondered whether his loved ones were still alive. He was desperate to see them again.

He had been consistently applying for a reunion ever since the program to bring together families separated by the Korean War began in the 1980s.

On Saturday, he finally got his wish.

Ahn Yoon-Sook, center, and her sons and family members.

His was one of fewer than 200 families selected for a rare reunion.

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