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Former U.S. Army medical technician Louis M. Gigliotti tours the Alaska Veterans Museum following his recognition ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 103-year-old WW II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket for nearly eight decades is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. (Balinda O'Neal/Alaska National Guard via AP)

Former U.S. Army medical technician Louis M. Gigliotti tours the Alaska Veterans Museum following his recognition ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 103-year-old WW II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket for nearly eight decades is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. (Balinda O'Neal/Alaska National Guard via AP)

Former U.S. Army medical technician Louis M. Gigliotti tours the Alaska Veterans Museum following his recognition ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 103-year-old WW II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket for nearly eight decades is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. (Balinda O'Neal/Alaska National Guard via AP)

Former U.S. Army medical technician Louis M. Gigliotti tours the Alaska Veterans Museum following his recognition ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 103-year-old WW II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket for nearly eight decades is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. (Balinda O'Neal/Alaska National Guard via AP)

Verdie Bowen, Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs director, right, presents former U.S. Army medical technician Louis M. Gigliotti with the Alaska Veterans Honor Medal during a ceremony held at the Alaska Veterans Museum in Anchorage, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 103-year-old WW II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket for nearly eight decades is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. (Balinda O'Neal/Alaska National Guard via AP)

Verdie Bowen, Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs director, right, presents former U.S. Army medical technician Louis M. Gigliotti with the Alaska Veterans Honor Medal during a ceremony held at the Alaska Veterans Museum in Anchorage, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 103-year-old WW II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket for nearly eight decades is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. (Balinda O'Neal/Alaska National Guard via AP)