Jimmy Carter Spends 100th Birthday Watching Military Flyover In His Honor

Former President Jimmy Carter made a recent accomplishment that no other U.S. president has ever made. This accomplishment took place on his 100th birthday — that is because he is the first one to reach a century old! To celebrate, there was a concert held in his honor at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. This took place 10 days before his official birthday on October 1.

Unfortunately, Carter himself was unable to attend this event. For the last 19 months, he has been receiving hospice care. Still, friends and family alike found a way for the 100-year-old to celebrate this massive milestone in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Yesterday, Carter was wheeled out of hospice care for time with loved ones, all to enjoy the military flyover in his honor. Catch a glimpse of this special moment in the video below.

“Not everybody gets 100 years on this earth,” the former president’s grandson, Jason Carter, shares, “and when somebody does, and when they use that time to do so much good for so many people, it’s worth celebrating.”

Jimmy Carter Celebrates His 100th Birthday Surrounded by Loved Ones
With friends and family by his side, Carter was able to have a very special day. His Secret Service detail was also there, some of whom have been protecting the former president for nearly half a century. There is no telling how many lives he has impacted during that time!

“One of the most decent people to ascend to the presidency!” someone shares in the comment section of the video. “Whether or not you agreed with his politics, he conducted himself with class & humility! Happy birthday.”

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Despite his grandson saying he was ‘limited’ as he turned 100, Jimmy Carter spent his birthday in the sunshine enjoying a military flyover at his Georgia home.

Carter – the first American president to reach the century mark – was able to watch a flyover of four F-18 jets and several vintage planes that graced the skies over Plains, Georgia as part of the town’s celebrations, per CBS News.

He was also feted at Plains High School, where Carter graduated in 1941 and which now serves as the visitor center for the national park that features sites from his early life, including the nearby peanut farm where he grew up.

On Tuesday evening, the school held a concert in honor of the president, and in the morning, a naturalization ceremony for 100 new US citizens, who placed hands over their hearts and recited the pledge of allegiance.

Carter’s grandson Jason issued a concerning update on the former president’s health as he celebrates, but revealed who he wished to vote for in the upcoming presidential election.

Speaking to CBS Mornings, Jason Carter – who followed in his grandfather’s footsteps in becoming a politician – said that the 39th former president is ‘very limited in what he can do’ and that he ‘can’t talk on the phone’.

But Jason also shed light on who his grandfather, who is the longest lived in U.S. history and now the first to become a centenarian, will vote for in the upcoming presidential election.

‘When we asked him was he excited about his 100th birthday, he said ‘I’m excited about that but I’m really excited to vote for Kamala Harris‘,’ after he reportedly told his grandchildren that his new aim was to reach Election Day, after having been following the election.

The former president and former Georgia Governor’s vote could be important as Georgia is a key swing state which polls show is on a knife-edge between Harris and republican nominee Donald Trump.

Jason had also told the New York Times that the ex-president had formed a ‘real personal kinship’ with Harris and that he was ‘compelled by her story as a real example of the American dream’.

To mark Carter’s landmark birthday, his hometown of Plains, Georgia will celebrate with a flyover by military jets and a concert.

The updates about Carter come after he went into hospice care last year, when it was believed he only had days to live.

His last public appearance was nearly a year ago at the funeral of his wife Rosalynn. The pair were the longest-married first couple having been wed 77 years.

They met when the former president was just three years old and Rosalynn was a newborn.

According to his family, he had a ‘low period’ after that but has now perked up,and now spends his time listening to Bob Dylan and watching baseball.