ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) — World War II veteran Al Jennings of Arvada turned 100 years old Friday. But it was a young guest at the birthday celebration who left with the biggest gift.
Max Brennan, 16, had always wanted to meet and talk to a World War II hero. And at Jennings’ party, he got his wish.
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“He is just in love with World War II, the battles, the history, the airplanes, the tanks,” his mom, Shauna Brennan, told FOX31.
She reached out to FOX31 a few weeks ago, asking us to help arrange a meeting with a World War II veteran. When FOX31 learned that a group of Marine veterans called Cooper’s Troopers was going to honor Jennings at their monthly meeting in Arvada Thursday, it seemed like the perfect opportunity…