Services pending for Arlen Butler, 100-year-old Army veteran
1 of 2 Commander Venus Emerson, right, held the cake and Arlen Jay Butler blew out the candles as Butler was honored by the VFW Post 4011Â in Greenville on his 100th birthday in September 2020. Members of the post also offered 100 birthday cards and Butler was scheduled to receive a phone call from President Donald Trump, congratulating him on his birthday and for being one of the oldest surviving wounded veterans of World War II. Brad Kellar | Herald-Banner One of the few remaining World War II veterans in Hunt County and one of the oldest in the United States has ...