World War II veteran Leland Jensen turns 100 in Fargo
Family and great-grandchildren gathered in Fargo for Leland Jensen, an Army Air Corps veteran who has belonged to the American Legion for 80 years.
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Family and great-grandchildren marked Leland Jensen's 100th birthday in Fargo, InForum and WDAY reported. Jensen served in the Army Air Corps and has been an American Legion member for 80 years.
The gathering is a birthday, counted in public because both numbers are long: a century of life and eight decades with the Legion. The report is about that party and that service, not a history of the war.
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Leland Jensen lives in Fargo, North Dakota, and he just turned 100. His family, including great-grandchildren, threw a birthday party. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, and he has been a member of the American Legion for 80 years. The American Legion is a group for people who served in the military, and for their communities. A hundredth birthday is rare. Eighty years in one organization is a long time too. The party was a chance for the people who love him to mark both of those numbers in the same room.
- What questions would you ask someone who has lived for 100 years?
- Why do families gather for a birthday even when the person is very old?
- What is something your class could make for an older neighbor?
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