{"id":36685,"date":"2025-11-05T17:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/36685\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:29:22","slug":"el-paso-world-war-ii-veteran-wishes-for-100-birthday-cards-for-100th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/36685\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso World War II veteran wishes for 100 birthday cards for 100th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/el-paso-wwii-veterans-remember-204220134.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:World War II;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World War II<\/a> veteran in El Paso is requesting 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Veterans: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iraq-war-world-war-ii-165100377.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iraq War, World War II vets honored as El Paso County veterans of the year 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iraq War, World War II vets honored as El Paso County veterans of the year 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gabriel Malafronte, a resident of the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home in Northeast El Paso, will turn 100 on Nov. 10, the Texas Veterans Land Board announced. His centennial birthday will be a day before Veterans Day on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"World War II veteran Gabriel Malafronte, of El Paso, Texas, is wishing for 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday on Nov. 10, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c0d4abc02cd5c3a5e2366f7e71daa666.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>World War II veteran Gabriel Malafronte, of El Paso, Texas, is wishing for 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday on Nov. 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board Chairwoman Dr. Dawn Buckingham, in a news release, encouraged El Paso and the rest of Texas to help fulfill Malafronte&#8217;s wish for his milestone birthday through the Veterans Land Board&#8217;s 100 for 100 program.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Malafronte served during World War II and participated in 15 air missions over Germany, the Texas Veterans Land Board stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Birthday cards can be mailed to:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gabriel Malafronte. Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home. 9650 Kenworthy St.. El Paso, Texas 79924<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BorundaDaniel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@BorundaDaniel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@BorundaDaniel<\/a>\u00a0on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/military\/2025\/11\/05\/el-paso-texas-world-war-ii-veteran-gabriel-malfronte-wishes-for-100-cards-for-100th-birthday\/87093137007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:El Paso World War II veteran wishes for 100 cards for 100th birthday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">El Paso World War II veteran wishes for 100 cards for 100th birthday<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A World War II veteran in El Paso is requesting 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday. 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