Bob Norton has traveled the world in his 94 years. London, New York City, Casablanca, and points near France and Italy. Even the South Sea Islands, the Panama Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar.

Bob Norton has seen them all, but not with the eyes of a tourist or someone there for recreation and fun. Norton’s city visits and ports of call were as a Navy sailor during the battles of World War II. One place Norton has never been is Washington, D.C. See more in Editor Cliff Buchan's Forest Lake Times story.

Bob Norton, right, a 94-year-old Linwood resident, and pal Mark Holl, 52, of Lindstrom, will fly to Washington, D.C. on Saturday to check out the National World War II Memorial. (Photo By Cliff Buchan)