110-Year-Old War Veteran Serenaded and Covered in Kisses

110-Year-Old War Veteran Serenaded and Covered in Kisses
The Victory Belles singing trio sing happy birthday to veteran Lawrence Brooks (R) at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., on Sept. 12, 2019. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
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One of the nation’s oldest surviving World War Two veterans was serenaded and showered with kisses at his 110th birthday celebrations in Louisiana on Sept. 12.

New Orleans local Lawrence Brooks, 110, served the predominantly African American 91st Engineer Battalion stationed in New Guinea and then the Philippines where he became private first class.

Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
Editor/Reporter
Richard Szabo is an award-winning journalist with more than 12 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organizations. He has a specialty in business, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare reporting.
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