WWII Veteran, 96, Knits Hats for the Salvation Army During Pandemic, Weaves Over 500

WWII Veteran, 96, Knits Hats for the Salvation Army During Pandemic, Weaves Over 500
Courtesy of Craig Dirkes/The Salvation Army
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A 96-year-old World War II veteran from Minnesota has found a crafty antidote to the isolation owing to the pandemic: knitting hundreds of hats for The Salvation Army.

To date, Tom Cornish has knit more than 500 woolen hats of various color combinations with his hook and loom from his apartment at Champlin Shores, a senior living complex. Originally aiming to finish one hat every day, Cornish often supersedes his target.