Veterans DayWednesday, November 11
A 103-year-old veteran who learned to swim at Lake Sacajawea will be honored on Veterans Day
The Good Day Longview team
If you're marking Veterans Day today, here's a Longview name to know. Willard "Wink" Lamb learned to swim in Lake Sacajawea, and he'll be an honored guest at Vancouver's annual Veterans Day parade, KPTV reports. "Nothing slows this guy down," says his personal trainer, Laurie Iams.
Nearly 100world records credited to Lamb by the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Lamb is recognized in the hall, which credits him for holding nearly 100 world records.
Source: KPTV
Back home, five Longview Rotary members placed American flags in front of dozens of homes near Lake Sacajawea Park on a rainy Friday. And Longview and Kelso shops are offering veterans free oil changes.
A 103-year-old swimmer and five flag-raisers mark Veterans Day
- 103
- years old, Willard "Wink" Lamb, a month from his 104th birthday
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- Longview Rotary members who placed flags near Lake Sacajawea Park
Sources: KPTV, Longview Daily News
- Army service: World War II paratrooper
- College: swam for the University of Washington
- After the war: worked as a carpenter
Sources: KPTV, Longview Daily News