FOX 29's Lauren Dugan has the story. WEST PHILADELPHIA - An army veteran celebrated his 102nd birthday Saturday with 102 cars driving by to salute the monumental occasion.
Narberth Rice, affectionately known as Mr. Rice, sat on his white throne above a red carpet, as family and friends drove by to wish him a happy 102nd. “He’s the king today,” said his daughter Harriet Rice who organized the big bash.
The veteran who served in WWII and the Korean War, was born and raised in West Philadelphia during the Spanish flu. “How does it feel to be a 102?” FOX 29 reporter Lauren Dugan asked. “I didn’t die!” laughed Mr.
Rice. “My heart is still beating like yours!” He is still kicking and still dancing after a centennial plus two and counting.