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On January 20, Jack Becker turned a century old . A World War II and Korean War Vet, Becker was celebrating his birthday with his family at a local country club. The Vet had been sitting comfortably, but when he heard music playing, Becker knew he could not just sit still. When the speakers started playing “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee-Gees, Becker got jiggy with it, looking magnificently spry for a 100-year-old!
In 2020 World War II Navy pilot Chuck Franzke, 97, of Waukesha, came out to his porch to dance to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t stop the feeling” while he stays home with his wife.
World War II Veteran Virgil Westdale dances with his granddaughter Lyndsey Westdale during his 100th birthday celebration in Grand Rapids, Mich. at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.
