New World's Oldest Man - WWI Veteran

[gaia227]

He was born in 1896. It boogles my mind to think of all the changes he has seen in society, culturally, technologically. He fought in the trenches of WWI with a bayonet on his gun in hand to hand combat and now he is still alive in the age of computer guided missles, robots, humvees, etc.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090619/lf_nm_life/us_britain_oldest

 

[Kat]

Amazing:

snipped from above link provided by gaia:

...Allingham's life has spanned three centuries and six monarchs, starting with Queen Victoria. He has five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild...

ETA: OT but my Husband's grandmother turned 100 yrs old DEC 2008.

 

[Syttende]

I had a distant relative who recently died at around 105, and a high school chemistry teacher around here was still teaching at 100, I think. Incredible stuff!

I can't imagine what that man is thinking.

I hope I can live to a century. My country will probably get nuked first, though.