why is this on the front page of my paper?

Granny declines enlistment invite
Army's invitation flattering, but soldier's life not for 87-year-old

sure, it's amusing, but come on! or did i miss an oppurtunity? i'm calling the local news next time i get an aarp card in the mail. (i get them occasionally since i turned 18. came across the latest while cleaning out my desk the other day) but then they aren't part of the government so maybe the press wouldn't be as interested. they even ran a story about this on channel 5 last night (though i can't find it online) *sigh*