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The oldest US veteran of WW II celebrates its 112nd birthday

New Orleans: A louisiana man who is the oldest veteran of war II in the United States has marked his 112nd birthday.
Lawrence Brooks celebrates Sunday with a drive-by party at the New Orleans house held by the National War War II Museum, The Times-Picayaune / Advocate New Orleans reported.
He also received greetings from the Governor of Louisiana John Bell Edwards, who tweeted, “Brooks, the entire state of Louisiana thank you for your service and we all wish you a happy birthday.” The museum has guaranteed the parties for Brooks, even though the Pandemic Coronavirus has caused the events to shift to a driving celebration over the past two years.
This year’s celebration includes the JIP Parade, Live Performance from the Vocal Trio Museum and Entertainment from New Orleans musicians.
The city also recognizes Brooks’s birthday with official proclamation.
Born in Norwood, Louisiana, in 1909, Brooks has lived in New Orleans since 1929.
Waspres in 1940, he is a private private person in the 91st engineer battalion, a unit placed in new Guinea and the Philippine infrastructure and built Like it as a bridge, road, and air strikes.
In the oral history of its services posted on YouTube, Brooks also described how he conveyed the burden of barbed wire ahead when one of the C-47 engines he traveled out.
After they disposed of barbed wire to save heavily, he walked to the cockpit.
He told the pilot and co-pilot that because they were the only parachute, if they had to jump for it, he would reach one of them.
“We succeeded,” he said laughing.
“We laugh great about that.”

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