Presented with little comment, aside from to suggest that we take a few brief minutes to stop and listen to what World War II veteran Carl Dekel has has to say on his 100th brithday:
“Nowadays… People don’t realize what they have, the things we fought for, and the boys that died for it – It’s all gone down the drain.”
“Our country’s gone to hell in a handbasket. We haven’t got the country we had when I was raised. Not at all.”
Choking back tears the Marine reflected on his brothers in arms who died in combat:
“It’s not the same. That’s not what our boys – that‘s not what they died for.”
“People don’t realize what they have. They bitch about it.”
WWII veteran marks 100th birthday with celebration of patriotism, sacrifice