World War One Vet Celebrates 113th Birthday (interesting article)

[Faygo Kid]

He's about 6 months younger than my grandmother, who died in 1974. Wow. Worth reading the entire article. He has advice for living a long life in it:

World War One Vet Celebrates 113th Birthday

The oldest survivor of the First World War, Henry Allingham, has celebrated his 113th birthday with a party organised by the Royal Navy.

Europe's oldest man also holds the record as the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland, the last surviving member of the Royal Naval Air Service and the last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force.

The Royal Navy and the RAF take it in turns to host Mr Allingham's party and this year it is was held at HMS President, a building overlooking the River Thames, near London's Tower Bridge.

Mr Allingham was joined family members and representatives of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force for the party in his honour.

His birthday marks another landmark for a man whose life has spanned three centuries and six monarchs.

After being given a warm welcome by generations of his family, he posed for photographers and declared: "It's wonderful, I never expected this honour." . . http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/World-War-Ones-Oldest-Survivor-Henry-Allingham-Celebrates-113th-Birthday-With-Royal-Navy/Article/200906115297014


Henry Allingham is presented with his 113th birthday cake

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Wow! Just imagine the changes he has seen...the stories he could tell!!!

[MADem]

2. Jeeeeez....he looks pretty good!!!!! He's spanned three centuries, now!

Born in the nineteenth, kicked ass in the twentieth, and watched the sun go down in the twenty first.

I love his philosophy:

Asked the secret of his long life, he added: "I don't know, but I would say be as good as you possibly can."

[sarge43]

3. Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth

Great-great-great grandchild. Survived the Battle of Jutland and a founding member of the RAF. Astounding. What a life.

[Faygo Kid]

4. I found this astounding. And he is lucid. When he was born, people from 18th century were alive.

They, too, were old, but they were there. What he has seen, and can yet recall as he retains his faculties, is just astounding.

[sarge43]

5. I'm happy for him that he can appreciate the tributes. They build 'em well in the Island.

Well, I hope he doesn't mind a Yank salute.

:patriot: