(1/2) What’s it like to be 71? “In one sense it’s unreal because I am unlike anybody I’ve ever known…

“The mafia came after me in the 80s. I was building a restaurant in Atlantic City and I was almost…

(2/3) What, if anything, are you struggling with? “I’m not struggling with anything. I worked from 11 years old to 71 years…

(1/2) “I joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary seven years ago here in Maryland. The reason why I joined was twofold:…

(2/2) “I don’t feel any different than when I was 91. So that’s how that is. There’s nothing to say…

(1/2) “My mother was cleaning her mother’s house one day and she went outside on the balcony to shake the…

“They drafted me in 1952 for the Korean War. Instead of going to Korea, they sent me to Germany and…

(1/2) “I was married about 53 years. I had some sorrows and some good times. My wife smoked a lot and…

(2/2) What’s it like to be 97? “I have mixed feelings about it. I have a lot of good things.…

(1/2) “I went into the service about six months after Pearl Harbor. I volunteered. I flew 50 missions. I was stationed…