NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A World War II veteran will officially become a centenarian this weekend.
Roger Desjardins’ 100th birthday is on Saturday, but he celebrated two days early surrounded by family and friends at the North Providence Mancini Center.
“I’m going to be 100 years old and I still have all of my hair,” he exclaimed proudly as he took of his hat to prove it.
Desjardins, who grew up in Cumberland and later moved to North Providence, served as a machine gunner in the U.S. Army and was one of fewer than a million soldiers to see combat…