ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn "He's just one of those really good, genuine people." • 7 min read WWII vet gets drive-by parade for 98th birthday Police and firefighters in Newport, Oregon, marked a World War II veteran’s 98th birthday with a drive-by parade.Beverly River A WWII veteran who was the first person at his nursing home to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this week is getting ready to mark his 100th birthday and his family is asking people to send him cards to make the milestone extra special. Alvin “Bob” River will turn 100 years old on Christmas. He is currently living in the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.