Peace 101: Hundred-Year-Old Former POW Collaborates With NFT Project Launch

Digital Development Corporation said it is collaborating with a 101-year-old World War II veteran and prisoner of war to launch a new NFT project called "Peace 101".

In a statement, Digital Development said American war vet Robert McAdam is helping them with "Peace 101", a series 6,000-piece collection of generative NFT artwork.

McAdam's collection is scheduled for auction between April and May this year and is expected to attract a global audience. The statement added that interested buyers would have the opportunity to preview the artworks in a "reveal" session before the auction date.

McAdam was born in 1920 in Chicago and is one of the few World War II veterans still alive. During the war, he was a navigator, and enemy anti-air defenses shot down his aircraft over Austria during one of his sorites. He sustained a broken rib that caused internal bleeding because of the fall.

He was captured and held inside the Nazi POW camp Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany, until his liberation in 1945. He later received the Purple Heart for wounds incurred during enemy action. Following his WWII exploits, he earned a Ph.D. in physical education and served as a professor of kinesiology.

The Digital Development Corporation (DDC) is an organization that provides consultation and outsources the development of NFT projects. They found McAdam's story extraordinarily inspiring and approached him for this project. According to DDC's website, Robert's POW experience during World War II and desire for global unity add to the strength of his NFT series "Peace 101."

The DDC wanted to prove that the blockchain non-financial transaction craze and Web 3.0 hegemony are not exclusive to Millennials and Generation Z. They made it clear on their website that owning a piece from the "Peace 101" collection would be like owning a piece of history. 10% of the profits from the sale of the "Peace 101" series would fight against global human trafficking.

Many such NFT projects have been launched in the recent past. One such project was the collaboration between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and digital creator Pak. The project was titled "Censored" and raised over $70 million, as reported by ABC. The funds would be used to support Assange's cause.