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New Orleans WWII veteran honored with drive-by birthday party Share Updated: 3:41 PM CST Jan 12, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 3:41 PM CST Jan 12, 2021
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Show Transcript SHERMAN: A MAN HERE IN NEW ORLEANS IS BEING HONORED TODAY FOR TURNING 98 YEARS YOUNG BEING A FATHER TO HIS FAMILY AND SERVING OUR COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II. PHOTOJOURNALIST WHITNEY HILL TAKES US TO JAMES SAINT JULIAN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. [CAR HORNS HONKING] TODAY JAMES SAINT JULIAN’S 98TH BIRTHDAY. MY DAD IS A WORLD WAR II VET AND HE IS THE PATRIARCH OF THE SAINT JULIAN’S FAMILY. THE SAINT JULIAN FAMILY. IT IS JUST LOVE, MAN. THIS IS A LARGE EVENT FOR US, BECAUSE HE HAS TURNED 98. 98 YEARS OLD IS A MAJOR, MAJOR MILESTONE, FOR EVERYTHING WE AS A FAMILY, WE AS A COMMUNITY, WE AS A CITY HAVE BEEN THROUGH. ANOTHER DAY TO ME. [LAUGHTER] 1, 2, THREE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! WE JUST WANT TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY