They were even allowed to meet King Philippe and Queen Mathilde on Saturday. 100-year-old war veteran Chester ‘Buck’ Sloan from Texas is currently experiencing his last visit to Europe, but his stories about the horrific Second World War continue to live on thanks to 27-year-old Randy Buelens from Grimbergen. “Randy is like family to me,” Buck smiles. “He takes such good care of us when we are here.” And then he takes out his guitar at Randy’s house and starts playing.
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The special friendship between Randy (27) and American war veteran Buck (100), one last time in Belgium: “Here a grenade injured his hand”
