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Related: About this forum109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile
Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking super-centenarian reveal his secrets to a long life.
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109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile (Original Post)
bathroommonkey76
Sep 2017
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Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)1. Thanks for posting
Gotta love this guy's attitude. I've never smoked a cigar, but maybe it's time to start!
ancianita
(43,162 posts)2. Butter pecan, that's my guy!
pansypoo53219
(22,957 posts)4. he needs to try frozen custard style.
marybourg
(13,597 posts)3. He's still alive at 111,
now the oldest living man in the U.S. and has a GoFundMe page to help keep him in his house with home health aides:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-richard-overton
yuiyoshida
(45,090 posts)5. K&R and Tweeted
