U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledges Ray Firmani, a World War II veteran, during a town hall with veterans and veteran survivors about the PACT Act, at the Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Delaware, U.S. December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

French President Emmanuel Macron applauds U.S. World War II veterans during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron awards World War II U.S. veteran Benjamin Portaro with the Legion of Honor during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a thumbs up to World War II U.S. veteran George Idelson after awarding him the Legion of Honor during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron embraces World War II U.S. veteran Carl Felton after awarding him the Legion of Honor during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron greets World War II U.S. veteran Carl Felton during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron embraces World War II U.S. veteran George Idelson after awarding him the Legion of Honor during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron embraces World War II U.S. veteran Buddy Reynolds after awarding him the Legion of Honor during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron embraces World War II U.S. veteran Buddy Reynolds after awarding him the Legion of Honor during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron reacts to veteran Carl Felton as fellow veteran George Idelson watches during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron clasps hands with veteran Carl Felton as fellow veteran George Idelson watches during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

French President Emmanuel Macron clasps hands with veteran Carl Felton as fellow veteran George Idelson watches during a ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers who helped liberate France in World War II, at the French Embassy in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Joe Biden poses with World War II veteran Francis Lovett, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and others during a ceremony to designate Camp Hale, a World War II training site used by the Army's 10th Mountain Division, as a new National Monument in Leadville, Colorado, U.S., October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a pen to World War II veteran, Francis Lovett during a ceremony to designate Camp Hale, a World War II training site used by the Army's 10th Mountain Division, as a new National Monument in Leadville, Colorado, U.S., October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

Veterans from Texas pay respects to Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II to pass away, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda as his remains lie in honor in Washington, D.C, U.S., July 14, 2022. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS 

Veterans salute to the casket of Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, which lies in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S Capitol, in Washington, D.C, U.S., July 14, 2022. Eric Lee/Pool via REUTERS 

France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a veteran who did a mission under UN status at the Arc de Triomphe as part of the ceremonies marking the Allied victory against Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe (VE Day), in Paris, France, May 8, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS 

france's President Emmanuel Macron greets France's Defence Minister Florence Parly, France's Prime Minister Jean Castex and France's Junior Minister of Remembrance and Veterans Affairs Genevieve Darrieussecq at the Arc de Triomphe during the ceremonies marking the Allied victory against Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe (VE Day), in Paris, France, May 8, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS 

France's Defence Minister Florence Parly, France's Prime Minister Jean Castex and France's Junior Minister of Remembrance and Veterans Affairs Genevieve Darrieussecq arrive at the Arc de Triomphe to attend the ceremonies marking the Allied victory against Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe (VE Day), in Paris, France, May 8, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, wears a jacket with his medals and pins outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Invalides institution Governor general Christophe de Saint Chamas greet veterans from the Institution Nationale des Invalides at the Arc de Triomphe as part of ceremonies marking the Allied victory against Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe (VE Day), in Paris, France, May 8, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, wears a jacket with his medals and pins outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, wears a jacket with his medals and pins outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, wears a jacket with his medals and pins outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, wears a jacket with his medals and pins outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, reacts outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, stands outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

War World II veteran, Ivan Lisun, 97, wears a jacket with his medals and pins outside his house which was damaged after a Russian bombing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zolochiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. Picture taken May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

World War II Army veteran Arnold Strauch, 96, holds his hand over his heart during a ceremony at the beginning of the Veteran's Day Parade in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

World War II Army veteran Arnold Strauch, 96, holds his hand over his heart during a ceremony at the beginning of the Veteran's Day Parade in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri 

Remigio Cabacar, a 94 year-old veteran, has his Congressional Gold Medal adjusted during a ceremony at the World War II Memorial on Veterans Day in Washington U.S., November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

Vietnam Veterans Mel Gunderson and Edward Times salute during a ceremony at the World War II Memorial on Veterans Day in Washington U.S., November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

A woman wears a U.S. flag in her hat as with the Lincoln Memorial in the background, during a ceremony at the World War II Memorial on Veterans Day in Washington U.S., November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

A U.S. flag blows in the wind at the tombstone of U.S. Navy World War II veteran Clarence Lowell Mecham at the Carey Cemetery on the hillside of Carey, Idaho, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A U.S. flag blows in the wind at the tombstone of U.S. Navy World War II veteran Clarence Lowell Mecham at the Carey Cemetery on the hillside of Carey, Idaho, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

Justin Trudeau, liberal leader of Canada, speaks with a veteran of the World War II in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada, August 22, 2021. REUTERS/John Morris 

Brigitte Macron, wife of the French President Emmanuel Macron, shakes hands with a World War II veteran during a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron holds hands with a World War II veteran during a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron greets a World War II veteran during a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., January 15, 2021. Picture taken January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., January 15, 2021. Picture taken January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, sit on a patio, having received both doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, sit on a patio, having received both doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, chat to a friend on a patio, having received both doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

Lala Staribratova, 95, a World War II veteran receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Lala Staribratova, 95, a World War II veteran receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, sit as they wait to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, hold hands as they arrive to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, poses with a photo of himself in the navy with his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, as they arrive to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran William Lloyd Roberts, 94, and his wife, Erma Lee Hanna Roberts, 91, arrive to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, California, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

World War II veteran Emilie Repikova receives the second injection nationwide with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Military University Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Prague, Czech Republic, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Prime Minister Andrej Babis of the Czech Republic talks to World War II veteran Emilie Repikova following receiving first injections with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Military University Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Prague, Czech Republic, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

World War II veteran Emilie Repikova sits next to PM Andrej Babis as she receives the second injection nationwide with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Military University Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Prague, Czech Republic, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A World War II veteran salutes during U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally at The Villages Polo Club in The Villages, Florida, U.S., October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Two U.S. veterans exchange a fist bump as U.S. President Donald Trump arrived to deliver remarks to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and to designate Wilmington as an American World War II Heritage City during an event held at the USS Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

French First Lady Brigitte Macron poses with veterans during a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron greets a veteran during a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool 

French First Lady Brigitte Macron posses for a picture with a veteran during a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by a veteran during a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool