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104-year-old recovers from covid-19 just in time to celebrate birthday

William “Bill” Lapschies has a lot to celebrate lately. Not only has he recovered from the coronavirus, but he recently turned 104 years old! And on April 1, staff from the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ ...

102-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus after 20-day hospitalization

As positive cases of the coronavirus continue to climb all over the world and the number of those who have died continue to rise, it makes you wonder… is there any hope for survival? Although ...

Kids are sending greeting cards to nursing home residents to help them through the coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has made an impact on everyone, forcing all of us to take precautions and make changes to our daily lives. But no one is affected more than the elderly. Not only are ...

Alabama Marine celebrates 100th birthday – please join us in congratulating him

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 ...

Tom Hanks drops down on Oscars red carpet to do push-ups with US Army sergeant

When it comes to celebrities who have stood the test of time and remained at the top of Hollywood without blemish, they rarely come more squeaky-clean than Tom Hanks. The 63-year-old actor has made a ...

High school choir sing as fallen soldier is carried off plane

When Diane Cupp and her husband were traveling home from Frankfurt, Germany, they would have been forgiven for cursing their luck when their flights were changed. No one likes unplanned events getting in the way ...

Lawmakers push to posthumously award Waverly Woodson the Medal of Honor

On June 6, 1944, Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s landing craft was fired upon while landing on Omaha Beach. The man next to Woodson died, and Woodson, a medic, believed he was going to die as ...

Kirk Douglas turns 103 – begs son Michael not to throw him a big party

It’s fair to say Kirk Douglas has seen a lot of birthdays come and go. At the age of 103 – it’s actually his birthday today, December 9 – he’s been celebrated more than most ...

Veteran turns 102, says the key to long life is drinking beer every day

Everyone wants to live a long and healthy life, but no one wants to hear advice like “exercise every morning” or “cut out unhealthy foods.” Who has time for that? Luckily, one centenarian’s advice for ...

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 ...