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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 ...

World War II veteran marks 101st birthday with drive-by parade from loved ones

It was a special day for one World War II veteran reaching his 101st birthday. His friends and family were not going to let the pandemic get in the way of marking such a special ...

World War II veteran doesn’t let coronavirus lockdown stop him from graduating college at 96 years old

The coronavirus crisis has meant huge restrictions on our lives, but one Italian book lover hasn’t let the pandemic get in the way of achieving his dream after graduating from college at 96 years old ...

Marine who spent 4 years as POW during World War II celebrates 100th birthday – Happy Birthday, Howie

A World War II hero who spent almost four years in a prisoner of war camp celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, as per reports. William Howard “Howie” Chittenden, who lives in Wheaton, Illinois, had ...

World War II hero celebrates 107th birthday alone because no one’s allowed to visit care home – let’s wish him a great one

In some way, shape of form, the coronavirus pandemic has touched all of our lives. Even those who haven’t gotten sick have had to adapt their lives to help measures put in place to slow ...

104-year-old World War II veteran asks the public for Valentine’s Day cards

The holidays are over, which means it’s time to start preparing for the next one. Bring on Valentine’s Day! For most stores, it seems like as soon as the calendar says December 26 the Christmas ...

World War II veteran celebrates his 100th birthday — Happy birthday, Clarence!

Veterans Day was last week, and people all over the United States took the opportunity to celebrate and thank veterans for their service. But one community had even more reason to celebrate a local WWII ...

99-year-old World War II vet awarded 5 medals in ceremony – let’s hear it for him

Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Franklin Vaughns is a Tuskegee Airman and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Decades after those conflicts, the 99-year-old vet was honored for his service in a ...

World War II veteran tours memorials in Washington D.C. — suddenly dies on Honor Flight home

Frank Manchel, who was an Army technical sergeant during World War II, recently flew from San Diego to Washington D.C. along with 82 veterans and their guardians and volunteers. The day after the veterans arrived, they ...

Last member of World War II Doolittle Raiders, Dick Cole, dies aged 103

#RIP Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole. The last Doolittle Raider passed away at age 103. He was Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot in the lead B-25 that launched from USS Hornet on April 18, 1942 to bomb ...