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London resident and WW2 veteran celebrates millennium birthday: 100 years!
Drive-by birthdays: Calgarians celebrate kids’ special days with parades amid COVID-19 pandemic Son Brian Jackson, who helped organize the birthday surprise, said he was ‘beaming’ with how well it turned out.“We have been thinking about this for a while, and there have been times we did not think he would make it.”“Someone up there is looking down on us saying you deserve a sunny day, and we got one,” Brian said.He said the day would not have been possible without the help of staff at Parkwood.Charlie was born and raised in London, Ont. on October 16, 1920.His family describes him as not the best student but someone who liked to play with radio sets.