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95-year-old WWII veteran will finally graduate from high school after waiting almost 80 years

While he was in school, per his family, Charles was an accomplished student. He was Junior Class President, lettered in three different sports, and was a successful boxer. However, he heard the call of duty ...

99-year-old WWII veteran will participate in graduation 70 years after earning degree

In 1943, Johnson made history when she enlisted in the United States Army. She became part of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps, which was the only all-black female battalion stationed ...

Veteran who became one of the first female Marines in WWII celebrates 100th birthday – still recalls hazing

Our veterans have sacrificed so much for their fellow countrymen and their homeland. It only makes sense that we always honor them and make sure they feel like their years of service mattered. Betty Martin ...

Veteran who served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam celebrates 100th birthday

It’s always an incredible milestone when someone reaches their 100th birthday. It’s an achievement few people reach, and it’s certainly a day worth celebrating. Centenarians have lived long and eventful lives, and are an embodiment ...

Veteran recreates WWII parachute jump to celebrate his 100th birthday

It was almost eight decades ago that Tom Rice parachuted into Normandy on D-Day during World War II. Now the war hero has celebrated his 100th birthday by parachuting again – but this time onto ...

WWII Army veteran celebrates 102nd birthday with drive-by parade

A World War II veteran and alumni of the Honor Flight Bluegrass, Art Raderer, celebrated his 102nd birthday recently. Having been drafted into the US Army in 1944, Art was among troops assembled in the ...

Anne Robson, believed to be Scotland’s oldest living WWII female veteran, dies at 108

World War II changed the course of history, and to this day we owe our gratitude to the people who fought for freedom all those decades ago. We’re lucky to still have veterans of the ...

WWII, Korean War veteran and former POW celebrates his 100th birthday

100-year-old Thomas E. Gwynn survived both D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. While in Normandy, he received a Battle Field Commission to Second Lieutenant, one of the highest honors. The former Army Ranger Lieutenant ...

WWII flight instructor turns 100 years old, still works out at YMCA every day

As you get older, you realize that your body does not work the same way that it used to. However, there are some examples that make you believe differently. 100-year-old Les Savino is one such ...

World War II veteran gets surprise of a lifetime for 99th birthday by city’s first responders

The brave men and women who served in the World Wars deserve to be celebrated for their bravery and courage. This 99-year-old World War II veteran is still around and his community made sure to ...