World War II and Korean War veteran Harry Perez Cerezo celebrated his 101st birthday on January 5th at El Paso Hooters.
Cerezo swears please continue this celebration Until he turned 105, according to the Daily Mail. Cerezo's birthday celebration was attended by his family, friends, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. hooters girls He serenaded and fawned over him as he fulfilled his dream of celebrating his 101st birthday where he could see “the people behind him.”
“I had never seen him cry, and we saw him cry there. Tears were flowing,” niece Josie Ramirez told the Daily Mail. Told.
The veteran, who received the Purple Heart after 22 years of service, first joined the U.S. military at the age of 18. He was shot in the back while serving in the Korean War and was asked to return to service as soon as he recovered, according to the Daily Mail.
Cerezo didn't even know about Hooters until she was 100 years old, but Ramirez and her husband took Cerezo there for her 100th birthday. He immediately took a liking to the scantily clad women who served him beer, and soon found himself wanting to repeat the experience.
“He was like, 'Oh my god…if I live to be 101, I want to come back here,'” Ramirez said.
“I'm going to be here until at least 105,” he said at the time.
“He loved the atmosphere, the girls, and the customers. Everyone was coming over and buying him drinks and saying hello, and he really enjoyed it all. He loved everything. I accepted,'' Ramirez said, according to the Daily Mail.
Cerezo is in excellent health and still lives alone at the age of 101. He takes care of his own laundry and other immediate needs. (Related: John Daly gets his own branded menu at Hooters featuring signature 'Big John's Dog')
He was visibly emotional at the Hooters celebration and was truly grateful for the experience the girls gave him. According to the Daily Mail, Hooters girls commemorated the day by giving him an autographed Hooters hat.