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Star Spangled Salute: A Topeka Veteran Gets a “Wave By” for His Birthday

Star Spangled Salute: A Topeka Veteran Gets a “Wave By” for His Birthday

Star Spangled Salute: A Topeka Veteran Gets a “Wave By” for His Birthday

Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors 96-year old WWII Veteran Jimmie Heft.  Jimmie, like many these days, is staying home and self quarantining for safety, which makes celebrating birthdays hard.  Well, that didn’t stop Jimmie’s friends from getting together with a local car club and filling Skyline Parkway with dozens of classic cars as they drove by Jimmie’s house honking and waving.  The VPB Corvette Club knew that Jimmie was self quarantining but they wanted to find a way to make his birthday special.  Jimmie turns 96 on Thursday and the “Wave By” will happen each day until then.  Happy Birthday Jimmie and thank you for your service.

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