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 100th birthday by sending him 100 birthday cards by October 7th. 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.

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