Nation’s oldest WW2 Veteran Lawrence Brooks 111 years younger.

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2. He looks amazing for his age. I’m 20 and I feel like imma die next year.

3. Of the 16 million U.S. veterans who served in WWII, about 300,000 are still alive today with Mr. Brooks being the oldest, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

   Mr. Brooks is the father of five children, 13 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren.

   [Here he is as a soldier.](https://i.imgur.com/JG3sKcy.png)

4. A personal fly over…. imagine being that awesome!

5. Fuck outta here with that 1940s gloved-dancer bullshit show my man some titties

6. I’m sure any other president would have sent him a letter thanking him for his service

7. Cigars and beer are his secret, I’ve seen the documentary on this man

8. That’s awesome!!! Happy birthday Pfc Brooks!

9. He can almost post in r/teenagers

10. Image having to read 10,000 cards from people you don’t know

11. 111 years and can wear a mask no problem!

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13. Looking good for 111

14. They all deserve the respect, the pension and the health care that’s worthy of a person that go’s into battle.

    That’s just not happening though.

15. Damn what’s his secret? He stands straighter than me

16. Reminds me of Richard Overton a 112 year old ww2 vet that drank whiskey and smoked cigars everyday until the day he unfortunately passed and was buried with a bottle of Makers Mark https://images.app.goo.gl/QYCDqjAaam4P2hPj8

17. 2 more years and he will be a teenager again

18. Happy Eleventy-First birthday Mr. Brooks!

19. If he can wear a mask at 111 years old with no problem, then you fucking can too!

20. Is he as old as Captain America?

21. He fought for people that hated him. He out lived them. 🙂

22. Are those the D-Day Darlings singing for him?

23. And he’s wearing a mask!

24. Honor our Veterans! But drop the “years young “ language.

25. 111 years? Does he have magic ring by chance?

26. That guy has giga chad energy

27. My grandpa is 92 and he served in ww2. It’s crazy to think Lawrence is 19 years older and still kicking.

28. Congratulations to you sir! Thank you.
    You have lived long enough to fight in a war to defeat fascism, and to see it rise again in his own country.

29. There are so many songs from that era with deep meaning reflective of wartime life. I tell people to find some if they want an enjoyable way to learn about life during the war.

30. If he can put on a mask you can too

31. Try to tell this dude in 1939 that a bunch of white girls are going to be dancing in his honor and that they’ll have a military flyover for him

32. This is so wholesome!

33. Literally a walking legend. Think of all the great grandpa stories he got

34. ✊

35. That song is an actual banger. Loved it in mafia 2