Tipsheet A Cuiture of Badassery: 95-Year-Old Version Mary Katharine Ham | December 20, 2007 9:13 AM A 95-year-old WWII veteran dared two knife-wielding robbers to kill him when they confronted him on his lawn. They fled, and he's got a message for them:"Wake up to yourselves and go and get a job, there's plenty around,'' he said.