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Firefighters Show Up to Surprise This Widow on Her 100th Birthday (LOOK)

Firefighters Show Up to Surprise This Widow on Her 100th Birthday (LOOK)
Firefighters gave this woman with deep family ties to their department a bouquet of flowers and a round of applause on her 100th birthday.

This Virginia woman got a four-alarm surprise on her 100th birthday — dozens of firefighters in formation stood outside her house to present her with flowers and birthday wishes.

Jeanette Carty has a long family history with the Norfolk Fire-Rescue Department, and a class of recruits showed up to honor the years of family service.

Jeanette Carty has a long family history with the Norfolk Fire-Rescue Department, and a class of recruits showed up to honor the years of family service.

Carty still lives in the house where she and Joe raised their children. She's now a great-grandmother of four.

Firefighters escorted the grinning centenarian out to the reception line and presented her with a sunflower bouquet as the recruits applauded her.

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"I was never more surprised in my life," Carty told TODAY. "To see the firemen all lined up with their red shirts and black pants, oh my goodness it was amazing."

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