MIKE ‘LOFTY’ CARR, aged 101
A surveyor who joined the LRDG fighting the Axis powers in North Africa, he had many exciting exploits before becoming a POW and making a dramatic escape.
SHIGEICHI NEGISHI, aged 100
A former prisoner of war, he owned an electrical company and invented the karaoke machine – although he didn’t make any money from it. He made people happy.
EMAHOY TSEGUE-MARYAM GUEBROU, aged 99
A persecuted but brilliant musician and composer who remains largely undiscovered to this day, she abandoned music dedicated her life to God, becoming a nun.
JOSEPH KITTINGER, aged 94
A test pilot who was involved in space research, he completed the world’s highest skydive. He broke many world records but also became a prisoner of war.
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