Can this be right? Is he the last one?
John Foster Babcock was born a Canadian. As of today, the 107-year-old is Canadian again, thanks to the swift response of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the veteran’s April 19 letter asking to renew his citizenship.
With his right hand raised, Babcock swore allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and if need be, her heirs, in an oath administered by Robert Godfrey, regional director general for Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
“I’m happy to be back,” Babcock said. “There are a lot of nice people in Canada, a lot of good-looking ones, too.”
… At 15, he lied about his age to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force and shipped off to Britain. When his true age was determined, he was put in the Boys Battalion. The war ended before he was old enough to see action.
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