So when I saw this news story I just knew I had to share it with everyone! The nation’s oldest living World War II veteran, Lawrence Brooks, has turned another year older. Not only is Lawrence Brooks 112 but he is a Louisiana native.
The oldest-known living World War II veteran calls New Orleans home and was recently featured on 'CBS This Morning'. The story details how the 111-year-old took advantage of a birthday phone call from Governor Edwards in order to get his leaky-roof fixed.
Frank Levingston will be turning 110 years old on Friday, Nov. 13. And KPLC-TV 7 reports that he may, in fact, be one of the oldest living World War II veterans.
A man who served as an Army combat medic confronted a panhandler for posing as a veteran in military attire after realizing he had never actually served.