RIP Nation’s oldest military veteran dead at 112

"Nation’s oldest military veteran dead at 112.

America’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton, who served in the Army during World War II and credited God, whiskey and cigars for his remarkable longevity, died Thursday in Texas at the age of 112, reports say."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nations-o...an-dead-at-112

This is how I will remember him, with his cigar and a Tommy Gun.
A great American

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He could have lived another 15-20 years if he didn't smoke.

94 years of smoking 12 cheap cigars a day was the thing that did him in. Seriously, he was a great American.

RIP. I wonder If he was issued a Thompson in the war

It do look like the real deal. Interesting question.

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Originally Posted by GARD72977

RIP. I wonder If he was issued a Thompson in the war

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He was probably grandfather in

RIP Soldier