SALISBURY, Mass. (WHDH) - He was a war hero and he is a local hero in a Massachusetts beach community.

The man who spent years working as a lifeguard is now being remembered at the same beach where he guarded others.

At the age of 101, his heroism is being etched into history.

“I’m so happy. I just can’t believe it’s me. I think it’s somebody else,” Robert “Boots” Chouinard said.

Greeted by the governor, it was a memorable day at the beach in Salisbury where the lifeguard station was officially renamed the Robert “Boots” Chouinard Lifeguard Command Center.

The World War II U.S. Army veteran isn’t just a war hero; he’s a local hero who began lifeguarding at Salisbury Beach after graduating high school in 1943.

”I grew up knowing Boots Chouinard, knowing what he’s all about, knowing ho

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