103-Year-Old WWII Veteran Dominick Critelli Honored at Yankees Home Opener
Eyewitness News ABC7NYApril 5, 20253 min915 views
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- 🎖️ Dominick Critelli, a 103-year-old World War II veteran, will be honored at the Yankees home opener.
- 💡 Critelli, who turns 104 next month, is a decorated Army veteran with over 150 days in combat, including fighting in Normandy during the D-Day invasion.
- 🇫🇷 Last year, he was honored in France for his role in the D-Day invasion.
A Life of Service and Accomplishment
- 🇺🇸 Critelli, an immigrant from Italy, expressed his gratitude for the opportunities and wonderful things he has experienced in the United States.
- 🍎 He will be honored at Yankee Stadium for his accomplishments, with pictures of his life to be shown.
- ⚾ While not a ballplayer himself, Critelli enjoys baseball and was previously pictured with a baseball.
Longevity and Passions
- 🎷 Critelli has a passion for teaching, having taught at South Shore High School for 15 years and Queens High School for 21 years.
- 🎶 He also enjoys playing the saxophone.
- 🌱 Critelli humorously suggests that eating dandelions every day might be his secret to longevity.
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