Phillips served as an Army machinist in the Pacific during the Second World War.
WILLIS, Va. – A Virginia man is turning 103 years old, and hundreds of people across the nation are sharing in the celebration by sending the World War II veteran birthday cards.To celebrate, Phillips’ daughter, Mary Hodge, posted on social media asking the community to send him birthday cards.
A social media post asking for cards was shared over 500 times. Those 103 cards quickly grew to over 1,000. The Army veteran served as a machinist in the Second World War, on the Pacific front. A lot of his birthday cards say, “Wishing you all the best, and thank you for your service.”
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