Galen Cook Celebrates 95th Birthday

After 95 years, Galen Cook, one of Worth County’s last living World War II veterans, says he’s only slowed down “just a little.” He was a 1942 graduate of Grant City High School and then was called into the service after that. He served in the 41st Infantry Division and served in Japan for a time before moving to western Kansas. He returned to Worth County and married Mary Lou Cook in 1951. They have been married for 68 years. “I’ve done nothing special,” he said. The 50+ people who showed up at his reception felt otherwise.