Meet America's Oldest World War II Veteran

America’s oldest living World War II veteran, Richard Overton, is 107 years old (and doesn’t look a day over 90), served in the South Pacific and enjoys up to 12 cigars a day and whiskey in his coffee. Suggested Reading Inside the Unnecessary Renovations Trump Is Making to the White House Olandria’s New Sports Illustrated…

America’s oldest living World War II veteran, Richard Overton, is 107 years old (and doesn’t look a day over 90), served in the South Pacific and enjoys up to 12 cigars a day and whiskey in his coffee.

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Meet Tiffanie Barriere: The Drinking Coach Making History at the NYSE

He’s clearly not one to be messed with, so we’re glad that Gov. Rick Perry decided to pay him a visit at his Austin, Texas, home — a much more respectful choice than the Republican’s N—gerhead hunting lodge.

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Read more at the Huffington Post.

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