A 97-year-old Navy veteran wanted to be buried in his uniform. A seamstress put the finishing touches on his dream. By Steve Hartman Seamstress gives Navy veteran his dream uniform Dunedin, Florida — At age 97, Joe Hall walked into Causeway Alterations and asked if someone could make him a Navy uniform. In his younger years, Hall served in World War II as a Navy Petty Officer First Class. "I love the uniform. I love my country and I'm so happy I was able to serve," he said. He was on a destroyer escort, where he made some of the best friends of his life — and ...