108-Year-Old Richard Overton Drinks Whiskey, Smokes Cigars, And Fought Wars. Our Generation Aint Shit

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108-year-old Richard Overton is America’s oldest living veteran. You forgot it was Veteran’s Day.

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108-year-old Richard Overton lives in the same house he bought for $4,000 dollars after he returned from World War II. You rent a $2,000 a month shoebox that sits on top of a Qdoba.

108-year-old Richard Overton drinks whiskey everyday. You blacked out last summer after one and a half whiskey sours and a lukewarm Corona.

108-year-old Richard Overton still drives his Ford pickup truck. 108-year-old Richard Overton really should not be driving anymore. (Seriously.)

108-year-old Richard Overton smokes cigars. You go to cigar bars to smoke hookah and watch The Newsroom.

108-year-old Richard Overton still goes to church every Sunday. You pray to Beyonce.

108-year-old Richard Overton is 108-year-old Richard Overton. You — and, by extension, we — aint shit.

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