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Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Parade for WWII veteran's 100th birthday

Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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Parade for WWII veteran's 100th birthday
Parade for WWII veteran's 100th birthday
Parade for WWII veteran's 100th birthday

THE MUSKOGEE COMMUNITYCELEBRATED THE LIFE OF AWORLD WAR TWO VETERAN.

HISNAME IS MR. DONALD HAMILTON.HE SPOKE WITH 2 WORKS FORYOU'S SIERRA PIZARRO.

ANDMIGHT'VE GIVEN AWAY THESECRET... TO TURNING 100.00:01:27;45 - 00:01:31;36 "Iwas getting ready thismorning.

I've got to makethis visible." DONALDHAMILTON WANTS IT KNOWN -AUGUST FIFTH, 2020 MAKES HIM100 YEARS OLD.00:02:17;00 - 00:02:30;06"How are you feeling on yourbirthday?" "Feeling good.Strange thing - a few daysago I didn't think I'd makeit.

All of a sudden, I justsaid, 'Yes, I will.'" IT'STHAT ATTITUDE AND ANOTHERTOKEN THAT'VE PUSHED HIM ALLTHIS WAY.

00:06:00;10 -00:06:04;17 "If you don'ttoot your own horn, it maynot get tooted." 00:41:21;31- 00:41:23;02 Honk WELL,WEDNESDAY.

HIS AND MANYOTHER HORNS TOOTED.00:43:41;13 - 00:43:43;01"Thank you!" Police sirennats: 00:36:12;2300;43:22;02 - "HappyBirthday you bet!" A 20MINUTE PARADE MARKS THE BESTBIRTHDAY YET.

00:34:41;11 -00:34:48;46 "I can't evenimagine a day I've enjoyedthis much." NOW THE SECRETTO TURNING 100.

HAMILTONSAYS.

00:11:26;07 -00:11:44;06 "I suppose that73 years with the gal youlove and, boy, it made merealize how much I cared forher." HE AND MOLLIE HAMILTONHAD FIVE BOYS TOGETHER.00:22:57;12 - 00:23:02;02 "Igot my picture and hers inevery room of the house."00:23:06;37 - 00:23:15;05"I'm as proud of her as allthe people she put onearth." THEY INCLUDE 12GRANDCHILDREN.

26 GREATGRANDCHILDREN.

AND SEVENGREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.00:22:21;22 - 00:22:25;28"We don't have a big enoughplace to get the whole bunchtogether." THE FRONT YARDDID THE TRICK FOR SOME OFTHEM.00:42:00;18 - 00:42:02;41"Oo-ee.

Bye, bye!" AS THEIRGRANDPA LAUGHED NON STOP.AND REALIZED JUST HOWIMPORTANT HE IS.

INMUSKOGEE.

I'M SIERRAPIZARRO.

2 WORKS FOR YOU.

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