Madison Hospital shares heartwarming photos of 103-year-old Major Wooten and his family
Major Wooten was able to see the gestures of love from his family through the window of his hospital room.
MADISON – Madison Hospital shared a couple of heartwarming photos on Facebook Tuesday evening.
The post featured photos of Major Wooten, a patient at the hospital, connecting with his family outside as they held up signs expressing their love for him.
“In our new norm of COVID-19, hospital room windows are helping patients stay connected with their families. Last night, Major Wooten’s family gathered outside his window to make sure the 103-year-old World War II veteran knows how much he is loved,” the post stated.
Major Wooten is one of the few people left in our area who fought in World War II. In August 1944, two months after D-Day, the Army sent him to France to help rebuild rail lines destroyed by German bombs. The ability to move soldiers and equipment by rail was crucial to the Allied war effort.
Last summer, at 102 years old, Mr. Wooten joined President Trump and other world leaders in France to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. He is now 103.
Major Wooten with staff from Madison Hospital earlier this year.
