John "Jack" Babcock, center, greets Wendy Baldwin, left, from the Canadian consulate in Seattle, at Rosauers Restaurant in North Spokane Thursday, July 23, 2009 where he was celebrating his 109th birthday. Behind Babcock is his wife, Dorothy. He received letters and cards from the Canadian government and Queen Elizabeth II. Babcock is the last living veteran of WWI from the Canadian Army. "I don't know why everyone's making such a fuss. I didn't do a damn bit of fighting," he said. JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com
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