Obviously most of you young'ns will not know who Vera Lynn is but here is a brief history of this singer that did so much during the second world war to lift the spirits of not just our soldiers but the nation itself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39271620 She will also have here image projected onto the White Cliffs of Dover which is also a title of one of her now famous war time songs. http://news.sky.com/story/dame-vera...ages-of-her-on-white-cliffs-of-dover-10807959 She has also released an album which is not bad for a centenarian
Was suggests past tense - people are normally only referred to in the past tense like that if they're dead
I'm still getting my head around the WW2 generation approaching their 100s I just automatically associate that milestone with WW1 veterans.