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Dr. Monica Kinnaman, a WWII Veteran of the British Army, celebrated her 104th birthday with fellow WWII veterans, family and supporters at the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs on Feb. 12, 2022. The celebration event included a presentation, question and answer session, meet and greet and of course birthday cake. Kinnaman served as an anti-aircraft Gunnar and range finder during the Battle of Britain. Kinnaman met her husband, an American who fought on Normandy beaches and moved to the United States and become an American citizen in the 1950s and got her PhD in Psychology. She is also an author of several books and stories, including some work that appeared in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
WWII Veteran Dr. Monica Kinnaman, left, greets admirer Virginia Bell during KinnamanÕs birthday celebration at the National Museum of World War II Aviation Feb. 12, 2022. Dr. Monica Kinnaman, a WWII Veteran of the British Army, celebrated her 104th birthday with fellow WWII veterans, family and supporters at the museum with a presentation, question and answer session, meet and greet and of course birthday cake. Kinnaman served as an anti-aircraft Gunnar and range finder during the Battle of Britain. Kinnaman met her husband, an American who fought on Normandy beaches and moved to the United States and become an American citizen in the 1950Õs and got her PhD in Psychology. She is also an author of several books including the Chicken Soup For the Soul series.
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
WWII Veteran Dr. Monica Kinnaman answers questions during her birthday celebration at the National Museum of World War II Aviation Feb. 12, 2022. Dr. Monica Kinnaman, a WWII Veteran of the British Army, celebrated her 104th birthday with fellow WWII veterans, family and supporters at the museum with a presentation, question and answer session, meet and greet and of course birthday cake. Kinnaman served as an anti-aircraft Gunnar and range finder during the Battle of Britain. Kinnaman met her husband, an American who fought on Normandy beaches and moved to the United States and become an American citizen in the 1950’s and got her PhD in Psychology. She is also an author of several books including the Chicken Soup For the Soul series.
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
WWII Veteran Dr. Monica Kinnaman, right, makes her entrance to her birthday celebration with volunteer John Henry, left, at the National Museum of World War II Aviation Feb. 12, 2022. Dr. Monica Kinnaman, a WWII Veteran of the British Army, celebrated her 104th birthday with fellow WWII veterans, family, supporters and staff at the museum that featured a presentation, question and answer session, meet and greet and of course birthday cake. Kinnaman served as an anti-aircraft Gunnar and range finder during the Battle of Britain. She met her husband, an American who fought on Normandy beaches and moved to the United States and became an American citizen in the 1950Õs and got her PhD in Psychology. She is also an author of several books including the Chicken Soup For the Soul series. To KinnamanÕs right is a 1939 Grumman F3F-2 carrier based fighter plane.