94-year-old veteran takes on new role as barista in North Carolina
DETROIT – A 94-year-old World War II veteran is taking on a new role as a barista at a North Carolina coffee shop, according to a story by WXII 12 .
The man's granddaughter and her husband opened a coffee shop in Burlington, N.C. and felt that they needed a new barista. So they hired their grandfather, who is known as Sarge.
During his time in the Navy he was a machinist mate and sailed the Mediterranean. He was also sent on a special assignment to escort President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference.
He plans on never retiring, but continuing his work as a barista and a freelance maintenance worker.
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