WWII Vet At Lincolnwood Rehabilitation Honored On Victory Day

NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI — Lincolnwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center honored resident Roger Desjardins, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, as part of the center’s Victory Day celebration.

Victory Day, observed only in Rhode Island, commemorates, in part, the end World War II on August 14, 1945.

"During the war, Desjardins operated a .30 caliber water-cooled machine gun — a heavy, belt-fed weapon that took strength, precision, and courage to operate under fire," the center said in a media release. "Desjardins shares his stories with his fellow residents, Lincolnwood staff and guests with the same steady spirit he carried on the battlefield."