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catbyte

(34,393 posts) Fri Dec 28, 2018, 08:42 AM Dec 2018

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R.I.P. Richard Overton. The nation's oldest WWII vet dies at age 112.

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REST IN PEACE: Richard Overton, the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S. and once credited cigars and whiskey for his longevity, died Thursday in Texas, a family member said. He was 112. https://abcn.ws/2CDyXFm

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R.I.P. Richard Overton. The nation's oldest WWII vet dies at age 112. (Original Post) catbyte Dec 2018 OP

Yes indeed. Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Iwo Jima underpants Dec 2018 #1

. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #2

K and r. cwydro Dec 2018 #3

Salute. ooky Dec 2018 #4

Here are some comments from Beto about this hero Gothmog Dec 2018 #5

He was honored by Obama malaise Dec 2018 #6

underpants

(182,807 posts)

1. Yes indeed. Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Iwo Jima

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Fri Dec 28, 2018, 10:28 AM

Dec 2018

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Hermit-The-Prog

(33,346 posts)

2. .

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Fri Dec 28, 2018, 01:13 PM

Dec 2018

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

3. K and r.

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Fri Dec 28, 2018, 03:12 PM

Dec 2018

ooky

(8,923 posts)

4. Salute.

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Fri Dec 28, 2018, 03:16 PM

Dec 2018

Gothmog

(145,264 posts)

5. Here are some comments from Beto about this hero

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Fri Dec 28, 2018, 05:19 PM

Dec 2018

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malaise

(269,004 posts)

6. He was honored by Obama

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Fri Dec 28, 2018, 05:44 PM

Dec 2018

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