NAPLES, Fla. — On a day when Americans honor veterans, a Florida man got a double treat -- a parade to honor his military service and his 90th birthday, which fell on Memorial Day this year.

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Vincent Delmore, who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, was expecting a quiet birthday since most of his family lives in his native Connecticut, the Naples Daily News reported.

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Family and friends had different ideas, organizing a parade of patrol cars and friends through his neighborhood. Family members showed up, too.

“It was a complete surprise,” Delmore told the Daily News in a telephone call. “I don’t know how many (patrol) cars there were with lights on.”

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Family members living in Tampa and Orlando made the drive to southwest Florida to visit.

It was exciting for the 90-year-old man, who joked about his age to the Daily News.

“Make sure not to put my picture in the obituary section,” he told the newspaper.

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