//America's oldest World War II veteran celebrates his 111th birthday

America's oldest World War II veteran celebrates his 111th birthday

Video above from 2018: Lawrence Brooks’ secret to a long life is to make every day a good dayLooking on from his front porch in New Orleans, Lawrence Brooks probably never imagined he’d see this day.On Saturday, the oldest known U.S. veteran of World War II turned 111, and the National WWII Museum held a socially distant celebration for him.The Victory Belles, the museum’s vocal