U.S. Army veterans and World War II heroes Benjamin Berry,100, and Jacob Ruser, 98, serve as grand marshals of the 2023 Philadelphia Veterans Parade & Festival on Nov. 5.
World War II veterans Benjamin Berry and Jacob Ruser were surrounded by overwhelming German forces at the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45. This autumn, just ahead of Veterans Day, they'll be surrounded by thankful Americans on the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army Cpl. Berry, 100, and PFC Ruser, 98, will be the grand marshals on Sunday, Nov. 5, of the Philadelphia Veterans Parade & Festival.
Berry and Ruser represent the millions of men and women of the Greatest Generation who fought and defeated tyranny across both oceans in World War II — but whose living heroes are now just the few and the proud. About 16.5 million Americans served in uniform during World War II. Yet only about 240,000 are still alive, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Berry served with a segregated unit in the war. He is one of only about 20,000 living Black World War II veterans.
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