Mass. neighborhood celebrates WWII vet s 105th birthday Share Updated: 5:30 PM EST Jan 1, 2021 Share Updated: 5:30 PM EST Jan 1, 2021
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Show Transcript LOWELL WERE LOOKING TO BRING IN 2021, THEY DIDN’T HAVE TO LOOK ANY FURTHER THAN THIS BELVEDERE NEIGHBORHOOD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HENRY. THE SIGNS WENT UP THIS MORNING ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HENRY. AT 105, HE IS THE OLDEST AND BEST-KNOWN AND BEST LIKE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I DIDN’T EXPECT THIS. EXPECT TO GET THIS FR, OR THE ATTENTION? THE ATTENTION. TED THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAME OUT TO : SEE HENRY BUT IT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE CITY 75 CARS ROLLED BY THE HOUSE THAT HE DESIGNED AND BUILT BACK IN 1955, AND STILL LIVES IN. [CAR HORN HONKING] HENRY IS A PROUD WORLD WAR II VETERAN, SERVING UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PAPANDREOU THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, WHERE THERE WERE 75,000 CASUALTIES. HE CAME I WAS LUCKY TO COME BACK. TED: HE CAME BACK AND STARTED TO FAMILY AND A CAREER A