Valley War II veteran celebrates his 99th birthday

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- A World War II seasoned is celebrating his 99th birthday.

On Wednesday, Action News went to Denny's connected Clovis and Herndon, wherever Vern Schmidt meets with a radical each month.

This week, they celebrated his birthday, which is coming up connected January 21st.

Schmidt reflected connected his clip successful the subject and talked astir his engagement with the Honor Flight.

He was connected 1 of the precise archetypal trips to Washington, D.C.

"It's been a existent good journey, I'm 99 years old," said Schmidt.

"I'm getting aged erstwhile you conscionable with radical similar this. folks similar this you get each excited again.

Schmidt was portion of the 90th Infantry Division and served arsenic portion of General George S. Patton's legendary 3rd Army.