B.L. Craighead Jr.<\/a>, a World War II veteran from San Antonio, turned 101 years old on Tuesday. <\/p>\nCraighead celebrated his birthday flying on a restored World War II airplane.<\/p>\n
He trained as a pilot and flew out of Randolph Field during his time in the Army. Nonprofit Dream Flights sent him on the journey.<\/p>\n
The nonprofit said it has sent more than 8,000 veterans on flights to honor their service.<\/p>\n
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