WWII Vet Who Greets Neighbors With American Flag Every Day Honored With Patriotic Car Parade

Photograph courtesy of Ken Buckbee, Past President - Connecticut Society, Sons of the American Revolution 2003-2006

Every morning, 95-year-old World War II vet John Mastrocola rises at 8 a.m., sets up his lawn chair alongside Litchfield Street, outside his home, and waves his American flag at passersby.

He became a fixture for locals in his town of Torrington, Connecticut, who came to expect his patriotic greeting each day; and they recently returned the Navy veteran’s goodwill gesture with a car parade in his honor.