PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A member of ‘The Greatest Generation,’ WWII Lt. Cmdr. Veteran Cash Barber celebrated his 102nd birthday Tuesday at the Naval Aviation Museum on NAS Pensacola.
WWII Lt. Cmdr. Veteran Cash Barber speaks Tuesday ahead of his party at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. (WKRG)
“It’s an opportunity to celebrate what I often talk about, President and CEO of Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Kyle Cozad said. “It’s common people who do uncommon things.”
Barber celebrates his 102nd birthday with cake at NAS Pensacola. (WKRG)
At 102 years old, Barber celebrates a historic life of Naval service and dedication to his country.
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“He enlisted when he was 17 years old at just the very beginning of WW2, went on, he made Chief Petty Officer in four years, which is absolutely unheard of, but it speaks to the man we celebrate today,” said Cozad…