 Fire trucks and police cars paraded down the block in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, passing by the home of Thomas Dowdry Jr., who not only served in World War II, drafted at the age of 18, but who now marks his 100th birthday. That feels good. That feels good. He's been living in Fort Lauderdale since 1951, spending a lifetime as an active community member and raising a family. His daughter, Lorette Shorter, had planned a large feast to celebrate.