The July 24th Canada News says that Canada's only remaining WW I veteran celebrated his 108th birthday in Spokame, Wahington.
John Babcock was only 15 when he managed to enlist in the Canadian Army during WW I. When his true age was found, he was put into a boys brigade until he was old enough, but, by then, the war was over.
He was visited by Canadian dignataries and promised a state funeral when the time comes, but Babcock does not feel he desereves it since he was never on the firing line.
After the war, he moved to the US where he renounced his citizenship to work and later joined the US Army. This past May, he became a Canadian citizen again.
One of the Last of Another Great Generation.
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