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 NFL Star Russell Wilson Shuts Down Rumors After His Name Appears in Epstein Files The…

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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Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion

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.

Watch coverage of the visit here:

Read more at the Huffington Post.

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