--- title: 104-Year-Old WWII Veteran Asks People to Send Him Valentines description: A 104-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II wants anyone who feels so inclined to send him a Valentine's Day card. canonical: https://time.com/5764690/veteran-asks-for-valentines/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-01-14T19:04:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:12.844Z og:title: 104-Year-Old WWII Veteran Asks People to Send Him Valentines og:description: "I'll save every one of them" og:url: https://time.com/5764690/veteran-asks-for-valentines/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08d0582b4369ee07/698a08ccdb29879923264cab/Veteran-Valentines.jpg?branch=production&width=509&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 509 og:image:height: 286 og:image:alt: Veteran-Valentines og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 104-Year-Old WWII Veteran Asks People to Send Him Valentines twitter:description: "I'll save every one of them" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08d0582b4369ee07/698a08ccdb29879923264cab/Veteran-Valentines.jpg?branch=production&width=509&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 104-Year-Old WWII Veteran Is Asking People to Send Him Valentines > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 14, 2020 7:04 PM UTC  Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 14, 2020 7:04 PM UTC A 104-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in [World War II](https://time.com/5667434/world-war-ii-global-power/) wants anyone who feels so inclined to send him a [Valentine’s Day](https://time.com/5134173/valentine-card-heart-book/) card this year. Maj. Bill White told [KTXL](https://wgntv.com/2020/01/11/this-104-year-old-marine-corps-veteran-is-asking-for-valentines-day-cards-ill-save-every-one/) that he will add any Valentines he receives to a collection of mementos that he keeps organized by year on the bookshelves in his room. “I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now and they’ll be a personal part of my history,” White said. White said that the Purple Heart that he earned for surviving the [Battle of Iwo Jima](https://time.com/3709182/iwo-jima-flag-history/) sits on those shelves as well. “The fact that I even survived is something,” he said, explaining that he was wounded on the battlefield when a grenade blew up about 6 inches away from him. “There weren’t too many of us.” But while White said that hobbies like scrapbooking keep him busy, the real secret to his long life is to “just keep breathing.” “I can’t think of anything else,” he said. “I can give you all sorts of ideas and suggestions but if you’re not breathing, they don’t mean anything.” If you’d like to send a Valentine to Maj. 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