A WWII veteran is celebrating a milestone birthday in New Orleans. Sam Meyer, who helped build an airfield in France after D-Day, is turning 102. Meyer has been running his family's hat shop, Meyer the Hatter, for 80 years.
The shop was founded by his grandfather in 1894. Further details about Meyer's life and the shop are available from local New Orleans news sources, including his experiences during the war and his long career in the family business.
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