Parade for WWII veteran's 100th birthday
'Benny The Bagger' Gets 99th Birthday Surprise
Benny Ficeto is a World War II veteran, and a fixture at the Edison Stop & Shop supermarket. On Sunday, a car parade went by his..
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.
Benny Ficeto is a World War II veteran, and a fixture at the Edison Stop & Shop supermarket. On Sunday, a car parade went by his..