| Se _ ! “oO Post 66 recognizes5 85 years of / 4 , _ service from. perce and: Bush — # a f J Z ~ By GREG KRATZ 4 r = r , J a” J rf 4 7 r P 4 i ff er r LS ff AFff “a ae ff - if LSA LL ff SSS (ff f ff, w 4 F od # 4 é 4 a at 4s Born on Jan. 2, 1896, Britton enlisted i in the Army in 1919 and was stationed in oe France during World War I. After the war and a move to Ogden, he worked for the Hs inspired us,” said Willard Kelley, Post 66 sf oe ; »@ * i isa | “Twas surprised to get that baby the other day,” Britton said. © ‘Linda Green was a fend of Britton’ S “Auxiliary to plan a birthday bash for Britton -.: children and grandchildren, and she said he and Bush on Saturday night. still does almost everything for himself. “I ~The oldest members of their respective ony do his laundry,” she said. organizations, Britton and Bush sat at Another of Britton’s long-time friends, opposite ends of a long table, each with their — Shirley Ford, joked with him about his own birthday cakes proudly displayed in cooking skills. | front of them. They smiled and laughed as “He’s a very good cook, he raises ~ they talked with family members and the _ - beautiful gardens, and he has one hell of a many friends they have made during their personality,” Ford said. “It’s marvelous for pects: in the Legion and Auxiliary. “ him to still be around. 2 ~ When he was a child, Ed Taylor lived’ « “next door to eee pede ‘Taylor is the. - commander. . That eraeientins led the Legion and — £ £ v. , 4 i ve } 4 4 Pi . "ft 7 rare accomplishment. 100. But even after he reached the milestone Post 66 and its Auxiliary. last week, he said he did not expect a big _ “They've been members for years, and | party or. the card of congratulations he — lately we found out (Britton) had his: received from the family of President Bill | 100-year birthday coming up, so it kind of | Clinton. A a? f ag a gh 4 Ed ha a es a ‘ been closely tied to Ogden American Daeey s younger days that he would not live to be o oS j ff fo fF $ 5 P Ya , 4 Pi fl ga Ps Af, eA fv rS, “ a . Jaa ataat of Post 66, and he said Britton’s 53 ‘ years of continuous Legion membership .GDEN - reas she two cob thems Birl Britton and Emma Bush have > — railroad until his retirement in 1961. almost 200 years of personal history. Britton said he was “‘scared” in ie And for 85 of those years, their lives have | e i A fr # ‘a £ 4 £, rf y YY” AP 4 ” P*a g “ftf F Jp , v Os 4 ; 4 oh y, “a a ff yin OF? ad -) ¥ Pd a 2 Fi J A 4 Ps 9 * 4 - A AF av J 4 # 6 Pe , i os ef A é d & ag rs r , ag ¥ _ Standard-Examiner ar Coy 4 % 4 hes se! % aa > See LEGION/4B "SUSAN LATHAM/Standard-Exarner LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY: World War | veteran | Birl Britton is the oldest member of American Legion Post 66 in Ogden. He moved to) Ogden | rac the war to work on the railroads.