KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Gerald Lay celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday. The veteran has had quite a life and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and worked as a civil ...

Richard is a regular at his local Cracker Barrel, so he's well-known by the staff who welcomes him in. But he wasn't expecting what happened when he went to eat on his birthday, or what has followed ...

OK, full disclosure, I live in Los Angeles, where there are ZERO Cracker Barrels. Heck, I think there might be only a handful in the entire state of California, and none of them are near LA. However, ...