Col. William DeGraf, Purple Heart Recipient, Dies at 100

Colonel William Degraf, the extraordinary American who earned eight bronze stars while fighting three wars before working to curb the spread of the world’s deadliest weapons, has died at 100. In 1944, Degraf failed the required the physical to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, so instead he headed straight to Europe to join the fight in World War II. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.