America’s Oldest World War II Veteran Receives Nearly 10,000 Cards For 111th Birthday

By Kelly Murray and Kay Jones, CNN
(CNN) — Looking on from his front porch in New Orleans, Lawrence Brooks probably never imagined he’d see this day.
Today, the oldest known US veteran of World War II turned 111, and the National WWII Museum held a socially distant celebration for him.
The Victory Belles, the museum’s vocal trio, sang several numbers for him while the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team and the Big Easy Wing performed a military flyover.
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