Current:Home > StocksWorld War II veteran reflects on life as he turns 100 -ProgressCapital
World War II veteran reflects on life as he turns 100
View
Date:2025-04-12 14:01:51
Before shipping overseas for World War II, Bud Sabetay enjoyed a trip to Coney Island amusement park in New York.
A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed.
On the battlefield in Europe, he thought about that prophecy whenever he had a close call in combat. It gave him confidence that he would survive.
veryGood! (69)
Related
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Security guard killed in Portland hospital shooting
- Al Jaffee, longtime 'Mad Magazine' cartoonist, dies at 102
- Behold the tax free bagel: A New York classic gets a tax day makeover
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Florida Commits $1 Billion to Climate Resilience. But After Hurricane Ian, Some Question the State’s Development Practices
- Who bears the burden, and how much, when religious employees refuse Sabbath work?
- No, the IRS isn't calling you. It isn't texting or emailing you, either
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Women are earning more money. But they're still picking up a heavier load at home
Ranking
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- The pharmaceutical industry urges courts to preserve access to abortion pill
- Biden Could Score a Climate Victory in a Single Word: Plastics
- Why Tia Mowry Says Her 2 Kids Were Part of Her Decision to Divorce Cory Hardrict
- Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
- Bill Gates on next-generation nuclear power technology
- Nature’s Say: How Voices from Hawai’i Are Reframing the Climate Conversation
- Kim Cattrall Reveals One Demand She Had for Her And Just Like That Surprise Appearance
Recommendation
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
Inside Clean Energy: In California, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger
Conservation has a Human Rights Problem. Can the New UN Biodiversity Plan Solve it?
Gloomy global growth, Tupperware troubles, RIP HBO Max
Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
Behati Prinsloo Shares Glimpse Inside Family Trip to Paris With Adam Levine and Their 3 Kids
Two Md. Lawmakers Demand Answers from Environmental Regulators. The Hogan Administration Says They’ll Have to Wait
In historic move, Biden nominates Adm. Lisa Franchetti as first woman to lead Navy