In his 101 years on Earth, Jack Hausman has seen a lot: Eight decades ago he endured the battlefields of World War II before returning home and taking over the family business.
In his 101 years on Earth, Jack Hausman has seen a lot: Eight decades ago he endured the battlefields of World War II before returning home and taking over the family business, all the while remaining a lifelong pacifist.
As the 80th anniversary of the Allies' D-Day landing in Normandy approaches on June 6 — and that of Nazi Germany's surrender the following May 8 — French embassy officials in the United States have been doing their best to honor the dwindling number of surviving American veterans who fought in the European theater.
"I felt that I was accepting this for 250 men," he told acting French consul Damien Laban. "They did all the hard work. I was included. But believe me, they worked hard. And I ... wouldn't accept the award without them." He added: "They were starving. I gave them part of my rations. And it was my pleasure to try to help people out."
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