Sam Sachs, who served in the Army during the Second World War, made headlines in 2020 when he substituted his birthday party with a wish for birthday cards.
A World War II veteran in California who canceled his 105th birthday party at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and asked for birthday cards instead died just before his 107th birthday, the city ofsaid Friday. His death was from natural causes.
“I’m wondering how many birthday cards I will get,” he said in a video on. “And I’m also asking our president to send me a card also. What a thrill that would be.” Thousands obliged, swarming Sachs’ assisted living home with cards and holding a drive-by parade outside it. Then-President Donald Trump also wrote him a letter, according to the
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