24-10-2019 21:15 via kvoa.com

100-year-old veteran honored for guarding national monument

DETROIT (AP) — A 100-year-old World War II veteran from Michigan has finally been honored for guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Jack Eaton is the oldest living sentinel of the monument, which he protected from January 1938 to December 1939.
Eaton viewed his plaque for the first time at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Wednesday.
The Detroit Free Press reports that Eaton says he’s wanted the plaque for a while.
His stepdaughter, Brenda Warburton, says Eaton got a
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