eEdition Subscribe Log in
Monday, September 30, 2024
57.0°F
<p>VFW Post 889 Post Commander and 20-year Army veteran Bob Martin pins a red poppy onto the sweater of 101-year-old World War II veteran Ralph Ward on Friday at Brookdale Senior Center in Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>VFW Post 889 Post Commander and 20-year Army veteran Bob Martin pins a red poppy onto the sweater of 101-year-old World War II veteran Ralph Ward on Friday at Brookdale Senior Center in Coeur d’Alene.</p>

November 12, 2016

Stories this photo appears in:

Celebrating our oldest veterans
November 12, 2016 8 p.m.

Celebrating our oldest veterans

Ralph Ward is one of the lucky ones, according to retired Maj. Christina Kirkland. World War II was one of the deadliest wars, and at 101 years old, all Ward could say was: “Well, I’m glad I’m alive.”