News A WWII vet hadn’t touched a guitar in 40 years. A gift let it all come back to him. May 16, 2019 Jennifer Walter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comments Off on A WWII vet hadn’t touched a guitar in 40 years. A gift let it all come back to him. It had been 40 years since David McMahon, a 92-year-old Navy veteran, last played guitar. But to him, the music never really went away.