FAIRVIEW, N.C. — David Nesbitt, 98, sang "Amazing Grace" and tapped his foot on the ground to the song. He said the words mean everything, “the word, the Bible means it all.”  

If there’s one thing he wants his family to always remember, it’s their foundation of faith.

“To make sure they trust in Jesus. Their only hope there ever will be,” Nesbitt said. 

Today he’s surrounded by several generations of family, including his wife of 76 years Mary “Faye” Nesbitt, while he’s being honored for his service in the U.S. Army during World War II.  

His family says Nesbitt served under Gen. George Patton, and he received several awards, including the American Theater Service Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal (EAME) with three Bronze stars, the Good Conduct Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.  

One day while serving overseas, under heavy gunfire, a bullet found his foxhole.  

“He was in a foxhole, and they were shooting from overhead. A bullet went through the ground, into dad’s foxhole and grazed his back. He reached back, got the bullet and threw it out. He said it burned his fingers,” said his daughter, Kaye Young.  

He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1946.  

Today, he’s being honored by the Four Seasons We Honor Veterans Program.

“It’s a very important day to him and to us. It’s a very special day for us,” Young said.  

Nesbitt shared that Germany was cold and the war was hard. But being here with the people that love him, in this moment, was special. 

“It feels great. It feels great. Thank you. Thank you,” Nesbitt said.