No limits for hero Henry, aged 109.(News)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: June 7, 2005 | Copyright information

Britain's oldest surviving veteran of the First World War toasted his 109th birthday yesterday and shared his secret of life: 'Know your limitations'.

Henry Allingham, who in 2003 received the Legion d'Honneur, the highest military award that France has to offer, was joining friends for a birthday party in his ...

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