A good piece about Henry Allingham can be found on the BBC's website. At 112, he's Britain's oldest man. Here's a good highlight:Henry Allingham is one of a tiny number of people left to tell the story of the moment the Great War ended.
He was on active duty with the Royal Navy Air Service in Flanders when World War I ended on 11 November 1918...
Mr Allingham remains blunt about his future and says candidly that he cannot expect to go on forever.
"I mean at this age... I've got to give way some way," he said.
He cannot explain the secrets behind his long life - but has said it could have something to do with "whisky, and wild, wild women".
A photo from his younger days shows him looking a lot like any number of my English buddies. Sounds like them, too.
Photos: BBC
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