Family Bids Farewell to Brooklyn Veteran in Emotional Send Off
Lawton Corbett died in Brooklyn at 103 years old.
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World War II, NYPD veteran celebrates 102nd birthday
The Brooklyn party honoring centenarian Lawton Corbett featured a cake and a chorus of “Happy Birthday” as the guest of honor nodded and smiled at the attention while wearing a baseball cap honoring the days of his Army service.
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COVID NYC Update: Family makes WWII vet's 100th birthday special, even during pandemic
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A World War II veteran from Brooklyn celebrated his 100th birthday Wednesday with a small family gathering that his relatives say pales in comparison to what his long life and considerable accomplishments and adventures deserve. Sergeant Lawton Corbett has been on this earth for 36,525 days, not one of them spent standing still. "I love this, but I don't want to sit in one spot," he said. "Let's move." Because of the pandemic, his party was limited to a small gathering in Bushwick for a giant of a man who was born December 23, 1920. His daughter, Zelphia Calhoun, refle...
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