WWII Veteran Needs Your Help to Celebrate 100th Birthday

WATAUGA, TX – Texas World War II vet, James South is about to celebrate a very special birthday and he needs your help. 

According to a report on Fox News, South has asked his fellow Americans to help him celebrate his 100^th birthday by sending him 100 birthday cards by October 7^th. South’s story went viral after his picture made its way across the country with the following message:

“Hello! My name is James South and I am a proud WWII veteran! 

I will be turning 100 on October 7th, 2019. 

I would like to receive 100 birthday cards. 

Please mail to 5800 North Park Dr., Watauga, TX 76148. 

Thank you!”

For South, birthday cards have a special significance as it was a tradition that began with his wife, Sophie, of 55 years. While he served during WWII his then girlfriend wrote him a letter every single day. South explained that receiving letters and cards made him feel “recognized for what I do, what I am, and I would cherish it forever.”

According to CNN, South “joined the Army in 1940 and was deployed to Normandy seven days after D-Day.”

A three-day celebration is planned to commemorate the special day and will include golf, eating chicken fried streak and catfish, and spending time with family.

South currently resides in a retirement home to where he moved to at the age of 98, having previously lived in his own East Texas home.