Henry Cannon has spent his life helping others. The 92-year-old World War II veteran took his commitment to service beyond his military years. He’s been helping fellow veterans for decades.
Cannon is a completely disabled veteran who still has shrapnel in his head from his Navy service. The Texas resident was injured in 1945 when the deck of the USS Tennessee was bombed. That physical setback hasn’t stopped him from taking up a hobby many would find unusual for a man in his 90s.
It was Cannon’s love of riding motorcycles since he was 15-years-old that led him to a love connection. Cannon takes his Honda 750 for 30 mile journeys to his post office to pick up his prescriptions.
Cannon met and fell in love with Sassie Guphill, a 60-year-old retired nurse from Springfield, S.D., while trying to negotiate a price for her late husband’s motorcycle. The two realized they had a lot in common, falling in love in less than a week.
Guphill told the San Antonio Express-News that Cannon “has a way about life that I’ve not seen many people put out there. He’s so giving, he cares about people and he has a lot to offer.”
Cannon’s friend, Chuck Fields –a Vietnam veteran himself—shares why Cannon is such a great friend and advocate for veterans in this San Antonio Express-News video.
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