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NEW ORLEANS \u2014 The National World War II Museum plans to celebrate a veteran\u2019s 108th birthday this week. The museum says Lawrence Brooks\u2019 birthday is Tuesday, and he\u2019ll be at the museum for cupcakes and a ceremony featuring the Victory Belles close-harmony trio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Orleans man served in the predominantly African-American 91st Engineer Battalion, which was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. He was a servant to three white officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a museum oral history , Brooks describes his feelings when an engine died on a C-47 carrying barbed wire from Australia to New Guinea \u2014 and only the pilot and copilot had parachutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The museum describes Brooks as one of the region\u2019s oldest veterans. Spokeswoman Michelle Moore says the museum celebrated his 105th and 107th birthdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this 2016 photo provided by The National WWII Museum, WWII veteran Lawrence Brooks celebrates his 107th birthday at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. The National World War II Museum plans to celebrate the veteran\u2019s 108th birthday this week. The museum says Brooks\u2019 birthday is Tuesday, Sept. 12 and he\u2019ll be at the museum for cupcakes and a ceremony featuring the Victory Belles close-harmony trio. (The National WWII Museum via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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