Indiana World War II Navy veteran honored with drive-by parade

400 PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR EVENTS. NEARLY EIGHT DECADES AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORLD WAR TWO, A SOUTHERN INDIANA NAVY VETERAN WAS ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATED AS A HERO TODAY. JACK MOONEY TURNS 96 YEARS YOUNG. AND TO MARK THE OCCASION, A DRIVE-BY PARADE WAS ORGANIZED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS DRIVING MILITARY VEHICLES, PARADED PAST MOONEY’S GEORGETOWN, INDIANA HOME. MOONEY JOINED THE NAVY AT 18 AND SERVED AS A GUNNER’S MATE ON A DESTROYER IN THE PACIFIC. HE TOLD US HE’D DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN IF CALLED TO SERVE, AND SAYS HE WAS REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE REMEMBERED TODAY, TOPS OFF A PERFECT BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY WELCOME. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOUNG MAN. TODAY’S PARADE WAS ORGANIZED IN PART BY HONOR FLIGHT BLUEGRASS, WHICH SENDS VETERANS TO WASHINGTON