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Lawrence Brooks, oldest U.S. WWII veteran, celebrates 111th birthday with flyover and 9,700 cards

Lawerence Brooks, the oldest living WWII veteran in the U.S., celebrated turning 111 in style at the weekend. We reported last week how Brooks was preparing to mark his latest milestone and was hoping to ...

95-year-old WWII veteran sheds tears after finally getting his high school diploma

You’re never too old to achieve your dreams and goals. Sadly, that’s a fact too many people seem to ignore. They think that once they’ve gone past a certain age or crossed a certain milestone ...

Restaurant staff pay tribute to dying veteran by singing ‘Amazing Grace’

Getting older can be the hardest point in our lives as we come to the realization that we not as indestructible as we once considered ourselves to be. Our mind may still feel like we’re ...

WWII veteran honored with a birthday parade to mark 105th birthday

It was a birthday to remember for one senior living in Scottsdale, Arizona. Athena Wright was told that family and friends would be taking part in a parade to mark her 105th birthday on August ...

Lawrence Brooks, U.S.’s oldest WWII veteran, is turning 111 this week, and he needs our congratulations

Lawrence Brooks has more reason than most to take each day as it comes and simply appreciate seeing the fruits of his labours. A veteran of World War II, and one of the last remnants ...

US veteran quits job after being told he can’t wear face covering with

The debate concerning the wearing of masks during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has raged for a while now. The general consensus is that wearing masks minimizes the risk of transmitting coronavirus, which is a fairly ...

World War II veteran who served in the south pacific given parade on her 105th birthday – Happy Birthday, Athena

We live in uncertain times indeed, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t celebrate a worthy occasion when it comes around. Thankfully, one special lady from Scottsdale, Arizona was given the birthday celebrations she truly ...

Funeral home asks public to attend unclaimed veteran’s funeral, hundreds show up to pay respect

When Petty Officer 3rd Class James Miske, 75, died on May 26, 2019, he had no known family. Yet, at his funeral hundreds showed up to say goodbye and pay respect. Miske, a Vietnam War ...

World War II veteran celebrates 108th birthday with parade from the Freedom Riders

It’s fair to say Paul Beckman has been and done most of all that a human being can hope to do in a single lifetime. The World War II veteran celebrated his 108th birthday on ...

USPS delays leave veterans, elderly patients without vital medication for days

Have you noticed your mail taking a little longer to arrive? The delays have been due to operational changes within the United States Postal Service, and while politicians battle it out, Americans are left to ...