A bond built on service: Neighbors honor 100-year-old veteran

ALTOONA, Iowa — At 100 years old, Charles Kellogg is still as sharp as he was in the 1940s — back when he served as a paratrooper in World War II.

“Hit all the countries. France and Germany and Belgium, and Luxembourg,” Charlie recalled of his time overseas.

Kellogg, who lives in Iowa, remembers the heavy moments, too. “It’s kind of hard when you lose guys in the Army. And I did, I lost quite a few.”…

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