Oldest living veteran meets Obama - C&G Newspapers
Two fire trucks honored Emma Didlake, the nation’s oldest veteran, with a water cannon salute as she departed from Oakland County International Airport to meet the president the morning of July 17. The 110-year-old West Bloomfield resident was... Prior to her departure, Didlake, also known as “Big Mama,” spoke with members of the media about her trip, and she said she hadn’t made up her mind on what she was going to ask Obama, but she would figure it out on the plane ride. Didlake joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943 when she was 38 years old, and she said that because there was not a lot going on at the time, she was going to “try to see what it was like,” referring to joining the military. One of 15 kids, Didlake was the only one in her family to enter the military, Horne said. … The Lord guides me. ”. Horne said Didlake eats a lot of fruits and vegetables, but not a lot of meat. “Vision might not be too good and hearing is definitely not that good,” but Didlake still has her “wits and mind,” Horne said. Source: www.candgnews.com
