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Pearl Harbor survivor and WWII veteran wants cards for his 100th birthday
Jack Holder will turn 100 on Dec. 13.
By Sarah Sicard
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Veteran takes flight, sets adaptive paragliding record at 103
A pilot in World War II, Korean War breaks the record as oldest to paraglide in America.
By Alexander Shur
WW II veteran’s dying wish went viral. Then came his outdoor birthday party
The 97-year-old World War II veteran put on the uniform that went viral and ambled down the grass to the waterfront park within Mediterranean Manors in Dunedin, Florida, where he lives.
By Gabrielle Calise
WWII veteran wants to be buried in Navy uniform, so she made one
A Florida seamstress made a 96-year-old World War II veteran a new Navy uniform to fulfill his request that he be buried in it when the time arrived.
By Gabrielle Calise, The Tampa Bay Times via the AP
This Black D-Day vet deserves the Medal of Honor, say legislators who are trying to make it happen
Woodson’s supporters say a memo unearthed in 2015 indicates he was originally considered for the Medal of Honor, but ultimately did not receive it due to his skin color.
By Kyle Rempfer
106-year-old WWII vet’s vintage Cadillac stolen, returned in California
“When that car is gone, part of me is gone. I just feel terrible.”
By Dylan Gresik