Post by peterd on May 30, 2012 10:54:26 GMT -8
101-year-old WWII Navy man credits clean living as he goes for gold at veteran games
For Jack Faust, a 101-year-old Navy veteran of World War II, the key to longevity is pretty simple.
“I never drank, I never smoked -- and that’s helped out a lot,” Faust told FoxNews.com. “In the Navy I had a few beers, but that’s a long time ago. I keep a pretty good diet too, and I just lived clean. I lived honestly.”
Faust, of Hayward, Calif., will take that mindset on Thursday to St. Louis, where he’ll be among nearly 900 competitors in the 26th National Veterans Golden Age Games, a sports and recreation competition sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs for former soldiers ages 55 and older.
www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/30/101-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-to-compete-in-golden-age-games/?intcmp=trending
For Jack Faust, a 101-year-old Navy veteran of World War II, the key to longevity is pretty simple.
“I never drank, I never smoked -- and that’s helped out a lot,” Faust told FoxNews.com. “In the Navy I had a few beers, but that’s a long time ago. I keep a pretty good diet too, and I just lived clean. I lived honestly.”
Faust, of Hayward, Calif., will take that mindset on Thursday to St. Louis, where he’ll be among nearly 900 competitors in the 26th National Veterans Golden Age Games, a sports and recreation competition sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs for former soldiers ages 55 and older.
www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/30/101-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-to-compete-in-golden-age-games/?intcmp=trending