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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 ...

For his birthday wish, 5-year-old cancer survivor donates thousands of toys to the hospital that treated him

Weston Newswanger, a 5-year-old from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has been through a lot in his young life. He was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, in November 2016. According to WHP, the boy has a ...

Veteran dies with no family, so the public is invited to his funeral — let’s give him the sendoff he deserves

Edward K. Pearson, an 80-year-old veteran from Naples, Florida, died on August 31. Sadly, he died with no immediate family. His arrangements were handled by Legacy Options Funeral and Cremations Services, and an interment was ...

Vietnam vet bitten more than 100 times by ants during his final days at VA Medical Center

Laquna said when she visited her father, who had cancer, at Eagle’s Nest Community Living Center, a nursing home at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, before his death she was “worried and confused” because he looked ...

Couple married for 71 years die on the same day – exactly 12 hours apart

On July 12, Herbert Delaigle died at 2:20 a.m. and exactly 12 hours later at 2:20 p.m. his wife, Marilyn Frances Delaigle, of 71 years died. Herbert was 94 years old and Frances was 88. According ...

Chick-fil-A manager jumps up to change flat tire for elderly veteran customer

Daryl Howard has been a manager at the Chick-fil-A in Severn, Maryland for about nine years. He was working the counter on Thursday—but suddenly he took on a responsibility that wasn’t in the job description. That ...

Five Guys staff sees a customer too weak to order—so they feed him a free meal

It was late June, at the Five Guys in Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood. Justin Hollon, the franchise’s general manager, saw a familiar face at the burger joint: a man named Leonard. But he noticed that the customer ...

100 and 102-year-old couple falls in love in nursing home, ties the knot

John and Phyllis Cook are both residents of the Kingston Residence, a senior care facility in Sylvania, Ohio. With their apartments just a floor apart, they found each other and formed a strong connection. “To tell ...