It may not have been an easy year, but Henry Kriwokon turns 101 on Jan. 26.

The World War II veteran, still in his own home in Penticton, is one of two living veterans from the famous 91裸聊视频榃ait for me, Daddy!91裸聊视频� photo.

For him, it91裸聊视频檚 hard to describe what being 101, or 100 is like, compared to any other year close to that.

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With the pandemic, Kriwokon has been careful to make sure that he stayed safe, refusing visitors and keeping up with his family over the phone.

Born in Saskatchewan in 1920, Kriwokon spent 40 years in Hope after serving in the Second World War (WWII). He then moved to the United States for a year after his wife passed away before he finally moved to Penticton in 1999.

When he shipped out as part of the war effort, he stepped into Canadian history as one of the many soldiers captured by photographer Claude P. Detloff.

The crossing itself wasn91裸聊视频檛 a pleasant one, with the seas wracked by storms, but that may have helped Kriwokon make it to England.

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Kriwokon is now one of only two remaining soldiers whose photo was taken by Detloff.

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It was the climate that kept him in the Okanagan. It was the closest thing in temperature and climate to Arizona, and it had had health care.

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Last year, he celebrated hitting the century mark with a party at the Polish Bistro in Penticton. This year, the plan is to have a take-out order from the bistro for his birthday.

He doesn91裸聊视频檛 have much to say about how to reach 101, but he does have some lessons that he feels he91裸聊视频檚 learned over his life.

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Even with 101 still ahead, he91裸聊视频檚 looking forward to more birthdays yet to come.

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