{"id":413707,"date":"2022-03-09T01:56:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T22:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wwii-vet-99-becomes-author-after-buying-his-first-computer\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T01:56:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T22:56:13","slug":"wwii-vet-99-becomes-author-after-buying-his-first-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wwii-vet-99-becomes-author-after-buying-his-first-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"#WWII vet, 99, becomes author after buying his first computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2879b42c836\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2879b42c836\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wwii-vet-99-becomes-author-after-buying-his-first-computer\/#%E2%80%9CWWII_vet_99_becomes_author_after_buying_his_first_computer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;WWII vet, 99, becomes author after buying his first computer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWWII_vet_99_becomes_author_after_buying_his_first_computer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;WWII vet, 99, becomes author after buying his first computer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>This senior citizen is booked. <\/p>\n<p>A 99-year-old World War II veteran proved that it\u2019s never to late to do what you love after embarking on a career as a children\u2019s book author. Now, with two titles under his belt, the nonagenarian is earning the admiration of a new generation of young readers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReading is a foundation for all other\u00a0learning,\u201d Sam Baker, 99, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/wwii-veteran-becomes-childrens-book-author\">told Fox News<\/a> of the inspiration behind starting a new vocation at nearly a hundred years old. <\/p>\n<p>His was a story of fatigues to fountain pens: The Scottsdale, Arizona, native enlisted in the Marine Corps at 19 in 1942 \u2014 several months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After leaving the service in 1947, Baker joined the US Coast and Geodetic Survey \u2014 now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also known as NOAA, where he worked for three decades until he retired. <\/p>\n<p>Then, at 95 years old, Baker decided to become a writer \u2014 an idea that was sparked after he purchased his first computer, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/off-duty\/books\/world-war-ii-veteran-now-childrens-book-author.html\">Military.com reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker-Author.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=691\" alt=\"&quot;Reading is a foundation for all other learning,&quot; said Sam Baker.\" class=\"wp-image-21458767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker-Author.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1037 1036w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker-Author.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=691 691w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker-Author.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=346 345w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker-Author.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cReading is a foundation for all other learning,\u201d said children\u2019s book author Sam Baker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy son called and said, \u2018Dad, now that you have a computer, why don\u2019t you write down the stories you told us when we were kids, for your granddaughter?\u2019 \u201d the elderly bookworm told the military paper of his new vocation\u2019s genesis. <\/p>\n<p>Deciding to honor his kin\u2019s request, Baker typed his first ever children\u2019s book, \u201cThe Silly Adventures of Petunia and Herman the Worm,\u201d which was published in 2018. The opus was, per his son\u2019s suggestion, based on the stories he used to tell his kids about a worm named Herman. <\/p>\n<p>The soldier-cum-scribe followed that up in 2020 by publishing his second book, \u201cOscar the Mouse,\u201d which was inspired by a \u201cwhite rat\u201d someone gifted him as a kid. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Herman-Cover-Sam-Baker-Books.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=690\" alt=\"Baker\u2019s first book, &quot;The Silly Adventures of Petunia and Herman the Worm.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21458776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Herman-Cover-Sam-Baker-Books.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1035 1035w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Herman-Cover-Sam-Baker-Books.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=690 690w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Herman-Cover-Sam-Baker-Books.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=345 345w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Herman-Cover-Sam-Baker-Books.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\"\/><figcaption>Baker\u2019s first book, \u201cThe Silly Adventures of Petunia and Herman the Worm.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe and I used to have a good r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ort,\u201d Baker reminisced. \u201cBut my mother wouldn\u2019t let me take her in the house, so I had to build a cage for her outside.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The author decided to make her a mouse in the story as \u201cpeople accept mice over rats,\u201d said the author. Baker\u2019s childhood pet is also the subject of his third book, which he said will be published in \u201cearly to mid-2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The veteran\u2019s accomplishments as an author are particularly impressive given his own struggles with reading while growing up. As Baker was only taught sight reading, his journey to literacy was quite difficult \u2014 and the senior reportedly didn\u2019t even master phonics until adulthood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"972\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=972\" alt=\"Baker joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and served during World War II.\" class=\"wp-image-21458768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=972 972w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=486 486w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Sam-Baker2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\"\/><figcaption>Baker joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and served during World War II.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, Baker\u2019s passion for reading flourished in the ninth grade, when he was assigned a dozen book reports in one year. <\/p>\n<p>The prolific children\u2019s author ultimately hopes his works will instill a love of the written word in the younger generations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth of my books were written with two basic goals: to encourage children of all ages to learn to read and to impart an important life\u2019s message of acceptance,\u201d said Baker. \u201cIf my book can encourage children to become avid readers, I will feel that I have been a great success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another age-defying literary success story from February, an 8-year-old Idaho boy snuck his homemade comic book into the local library \u2014 and got it published.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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