‘This is a much better birthday’: Arizona veteran who spent 21st birthday fighting in WWII celebrates turning 100
The war in Europe ended in 1945 but Thomas Copeland’s service to his country did not. SURPRISE, Ariz. — Thousands of miles away from his family, Tom Copeland had no reason to celebrate his 21st birthday. German troops were trying to kill him. It was April 17, 1945. The 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion he was … Read more