The country's oldest living WW2 vet is 111

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The country's oldest living WW2 vet is 111

Post by wreckless » Wed May 24, 2017 3:55 am

Richard Overton, a 111-year-old Austinite and one of the country’s oldest living World War II veterans, was released from St. David’s Hospital at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Family members told CBS Austin on Monday they had expected Overton to be released Tuesday.

Overton was hospitalized at St. David’s Medical Center after being diagnosed with pneumonia.

Overton’s family says the first thing the 111-year-old did was sit on his porch and ‘fire up’ a cigar.

http://keyetv.com/news/local/austins-ol ... m-hospital
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Re: The country's oldest living WW2 vet is 111

Post by Mark Jesic » Wed May 24, 2017 9:31 am

Absolutely amazing, a true hero, and he also smokes, thanks to guys like him we can live like we do today. :D

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Re: The country's oldest living WW2 vet is 111

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed May 24, 2017 9:44 am

Albert Woolsen, the oldest Union Soldier from the Civil War made it to 117.
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