Christine Kertsanis and Second World War

: When he was just 26, Grachos went to Italy to fight Mussolini, according to Hamilton Spectator. After the Second World War ended, he was forced to take up arms again, between 1946 and 1948, when Greece became embroiled in a Civil War. But the Toronto centenarian says it his past life as a soldier, not old age, that brings pain. "I feel the pain of the war on my body," he said, as translated by his granddaughter Christine Kertsanis. The things he saw — German soldiers carting Greek Jews from their homes, soldiers starving and freezing in the mountains — haunt him still. "We're way better today, it used to be war and famine," he said. "For the 60 years I've been here, I've never felt fear." Grachos moved to Canada in 1951, and he has completely embraced this country as his own. That up from 76 just 30 years ago, and many financial planners are advising clients to plan to live well into their 80s. Although he admits he lived a pretty healthy lifestyle, he attributes much of his longevity to a peaceful life in his adopted home. "It because of Canada," he said. "Canadians can live to be millions of years old!" But what does it take to make it to triple digits In actuality, the average Canadian will live to be about 82-years-old, according to the World Health Organization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.