At 19 he left N.B. to fight the Nazis. At 101, he still remembers it all
When Charlie Reid was drafted on Dec. 29, 1942, he was a 19-year-old farm boy. By the time he was discharged in 1946, he'd fought some of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War.
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![At 101, World War II veteran Charlie Reid still lives at home, drives, and enjoys playing and listening to classical music. For years, he didn't tell anyone he had even been in the army, let alone what he's seen. 'No. one ever talked about it,' he said. A composite photo of an elderly man playing the violin, and a military service photo from World War II.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7022233.1699534921!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/charlie-reid-composite.jpg)
When Charlie Reid was drafted on Dec. 29, 1942, he was a 19-year-old farm boy. By the time he was discharged in 1946, he'd fought some of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War.