Who is Carl Spurlin Dekel? WWII vet, 100, says what US soldiers fought for has ‘gone down the drain’

A World War II veteran who just turned 100 said that what American soldiers fought for has “gone down the drain.” Carl Spurlin Dekel, a US Marine who turned 100 last week, said that serving his country in World War II was the most important thing he had ever done.

Dekel said that if he could, he would risk his life again. When he talked about how he thinks the US has changed, the veteran started to cry. The World War 11 vet told Fox 13 that people don’t know what they have. “Everything we did, everything we fought for, and everything the boys died for has been for nothing.”

“We have nothing like the country where I grew up,” he said. No one will have as much fun as I did. No one else will get the chance I did. It’s just not the same, and that’s not what our boys died for.”

Who is Carl Spurlin Dekel

Dekel, who has a Silver Star, has been called Buddy, Deke, and Spur over the years, but he only knows himself as an American and a Marine. In September 1940, he went to war. He says that the Silver Star is his “pride and joy.” He said, “It says “gallantry in action.” “It was a privilege to serve my country, and if I had to do it again at the same age, I would.” Yes, I would. I guarantee you.”

Delkel said this about his hard times during the war: “We were always afraid. It doesn’t matter what people say. Since Pearl Harbor, in particular, we were always at risk.” After he got out of the military, Dekel kept making service his life’s goal. He helped out his church community and gave money to food banks.

Dekel said that he hopes people in the future will understand what those who fought in the war gave up. He also said that if you admit your frustration and then try to think about the good things, you might live to be 100. “You just have to remember that everything is beautiful and make the most of every day. Just enjoy as much as you can,” he said a few seconds later. “And here I am, 100 years old. They say I’m 100 years old. I don’t believe it sometimes. I don’t have to worry about getting older. I’m not going to, I just keep on keeping on.”

Dekel said these things after the US lost the last Medal of Honor winner from WWII who was still alive. Hershel “Woody” Williams, who was a warrant officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, died on June 29. He was 98 years old. During the battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, when the US Marine showed bravery, former President Harry Truman gave him a medal for it.