A 90-year-old World War II veteran from Ohio delighted his family members on Thursday when he decided to go sledding on a snowy hill while being dragged by a roaring ATV . GoPro footage of Claude Bratcher making his way down a snowy hill with his trusty dog Smitty by his side was posted to YouTube on Friday and is already racking up thousands of views . WBIR reports that Bratcher was sledding with his great-grandkids , ages five through 17 on Thursday . Off they go ! : Claude Bratcher , 90 , and his dog Smitty go sliding down a snowy hill to the delight of Bratcher 's family who decided to film his playful journey . Go grandpro ! : Bratcher 's family used GoPro technology to film him on the sled pulled by an ATV . The youngsters were joined by Bratcher , the biggest kid of all , as they took turns taking a sled ride pulled by an ATV . 'They were all out sledding , ' Bratcher 's son said on Friday night . ' I told Dad , `` You want to ride over and watch them ? '' and he said , `` Yeah , let 's go . '' So I put him in the truck and we rode over , and he sat there awhile and said , ' I believe I 'll try it , too . '' ' Bratcher 's grandson-in-law Anthony Smith along with the rest of the family whipped out their cameras to capture him in action . Then and now : Bratcher fought in World War II as a member of the 122nd US Naval Construction Battalion and he 's still going strong . 'It really moves me to think about how people are saying , you know , `` Go for it ! He 's 90 years old '' And they 're all upbeat about it , you know , ' Smith said . ' I hope I 'm that way when I 'm his age , ' he added . Bratcher fought in World War II as a member of the 122nd US Naval Construction Battalion and he 's still going strong . 'Well , you ca n't sit down and do nothing . You have to stay busy , '' Bratcher said . `` If you sit down and do nothing , you 're in trouble . ' Bratcher is very able bodied and continues to do work on his family 's farm .
GoPro footage of Claude Bratcher making his way down a snowy hill with his trusty dog Smitty by his side was posted to `` Go for it ! on Friday . The video already has thousands of views . 'Well , you ca n't sit down and do nothing . You have to stay busy , ' Bratcher said . 'If you sit down and do nothing , you 're in trouble '