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World War II vet turns 107 with New Orleans party

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Lawrence Brooks joined the military, it was still segregated. Yet the 107-year-old African-American World War II veteran has lived long enough not only to see that change, but to see a black commander-in-chief too. Brooks, a New Orleans resident, Monday celebrated his 107th birthday at the city’s World War II Museum. NOLA.COM/The Times-Picayune reported that Lawrence Brooks attended a ceremonial birthday party honoring his service Monday in the museum where he was serenaded and congratulated by other veterans and well-wishers. The newspaper reported Brooks was a private in the Army’s mostly African-American 91st Engineer Battalion.

 

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