Note: Lt. Colonel Abe Daniels, 90, left, shares a laugh with neighbor Mike Smith, 66, outside of Daniels home in Valley Village on January 3, 2008. Daniels has flown an American Flag and a United States Marine Corps Flag in front of his home since he moved in, back in 1982. Smith, surprised Daniels a few days ago by replacing his weathered Marine Corps flag with a brand new one. Daniels served in the United States Marine Corps, flying a Scout Bomber Douglas, during World War II, and sunk a Japanese Destroyer in the ocean off of Guadalcanal on February 7, 1943.