At the first notes of the buglers’ “Taps,” the riveter bowed her head. The veteran beside her saluted.
The vet had his memories of flying World War II planes. The riveter could remember building them back then — and tell you about how she’s still building them now.
At 95, Elinor Otto is still punching rivets into metal at a company near her Long Beach, Calif., home.
Elinor Otto is a real-life “Rosie the Riveter,” and at 95, still punching rivets into metal at a company near her Long Beach, Calif., home.
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