100 year old WW2 vet?
I still have the mindset that only WW1 vets could ever be that old.
Vietnam vets are in their late 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.
Imagine, you’re 20 years old with the world in front of you. You blink, and you’re 65 with a lifetime of experiences. It goes by so damn fast...:(
My Father is 93 and served in the Navy in the South Pacific during WWII.
He as a Signalman who Served on a Mine Sweeper, a Navy Tug that pulled disabled Landing Craft off the Beaches and then a Destroyer. He even rode out that deadly Typhoon on a Landing Barge that was converted to a Machine Shop.
Just like Hillary Clinton, my Father wanted to join the Marines but the Recruiter decided to put him in the Navy because they had to reach their Quota.
My Father couldn’t Swim a stroke. He learned the hard way in Navy Boot Camp.
His Older Brother was a Seabee. Built Landing Strips on the Islands we captured from the Japanese. I always look to see If I can recognize him while watching those WWII Documentaries on the Military Channel.
If we had the current crop of Morons running the Country back then, we would all be speaking either German or Japanese today.