LEADVILLE, COLORADO. WE WANT TO WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANTONIO MARQUEZ, THE WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN, AN ALBUQUERQUE NATIVE TURNS 100 TODAY. HIS FAMILY SHARING THESE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WITH US AS THEY CELEBRATE IN CEDAR CREST. WE FIRST INTRODUCED YOU TO MARQUEZ IN JUNE, AS HE TOOK PART ON THE HONOR FLIGHT. WELL, HE SERVED IN THE NAVY AND DROVE LCMS, WHICH ARE CRUCIAL VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT TROOPS, VEHICLES A
News We Love: WWII Navy veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Antonio Marquez was on the Honor Flight this year to visit the WWII memorial
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Updated: 12:31 PM CDT Aug 16, 2025
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A year after his wife died, Antonio Marquez finally did something he swore he would never do without her. In June, he was aboard the Honor Flight of veterans to the nation's capital to visit the World War II Memorial.Marquez had another big day in his long life Sunday, celebrating his 100th birthday with friends and family.During the war, Marquez was in charge of LCMs, a military landing craft designed for carrying personnel and vehicles from ship to shore, and he took part in the invasion of the island of Guam in the South Pacific.Marquez was the only WWII veteran aboard this year's Honor Flight. The majority of the estimated 66,000 WWII veterans still alive are in their 90s or older.
A year after his wife died, Antonio Marquez finally did something he swore he would never do without her. In June, he was aboard the Honor Flight of veterans to the nation's capital to visit the World War II Memorial.
Marquez had another big day in his long life Sunday, celebrating his 100th birthday with friends and family.
During the war, Marquez was in charge of LCMs, a military landing craft designed for carrying personnel and vehicles from ship to shore, and he took part in the invasion of the island of Guam in the South Pacific.
Marquez was the only WWII veteran aboard this year's Honor Flight. The majority of the estimated 66,000 WWII veterans still alive are in their 90s or older.
