‘That’s not what they died for’: WWII vet turns 100, cries more than condition of US

Heather Hamilton

July 04, 10:04 AM July 04, 10:04 AM

Former United States Maritime and Earth War II veteran Carl Spurlin Dekel cried in excess of the recent state of his region as he celebrated his 100th birthday on June 29.

The Florida indigenous mirrored on his life, expressing, "I've lived a good daily life. I've experienced a whole lot of adore, joy, smiling, telling everyone that every thing was wonderful each day."

Dekel then began to cry.

"Men and women don't realize what they have. They b**** about it. And then, nowadays, I am so upset because the points we did, the matters we fought for, and the boys that died for it, it's all heading down the drain." Dekel explained to FOX 13. "Our country is going to hell in a handbasket. We have not received the nation we experienced when I was elevated, not at all."

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The 100-yr-aged veteran's gratitude was mixed with sorrow for the subsequent technology.

"No one will have the chance I experienced," Dekel extra. "It's just not the exact. That's not what our boys, which is not what they died for."

Dekel's centennial birthday arrives as the United States faces historic inflation with a recession looming amid reports of the overall economy shrinking for a second consecutive quarter. A new poll also shows that just about 85% of U.S. grownups truly feel the region is headed in the mistaken direction.

When asked about the magic formula to dwelling to 100 years outdated, Dekel pointed to the want for acknowledging disappointment though concentrating on the constructive.

"You just recall everything's wonderful and reside each day to the fullest. Just appreciate anything you quite possibly can," Dekel explained. "And right here I sit at 100. They notify me I am 100. I don't consider it in some cases. Mainly because I don't need to get worried about age. I'm not heading to. I just retain on maintaining on."