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SmokeyJoe
05-27-2013, 11:28 PM
"America's oldest living veteran plans to celebrate Memorial Day at his Texas home like he always does: on the porch, smoking a cigar and sipping a cup of coffee stiffened with whiskey." He is 107!

Full story here:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/americas-oldest-living-veteran-153602090.html
kelmac07
05-28-2013, 04:55 AM
:wo :wo
688sonarmen
05-28-2013, 05:15 AM
That's Rad!
longknocker
05-28-2013, 06:02 AM
That's The Way To Live!:banger:D:tu
Porch Dweller
05-28-2013, 06:19 AM
Awesome!
icehog3
05-28-2013, 08:14 AM
Wish we had his address..,... ;)

Anyone live near Austin?
Ciro
05-28-2013, 08:22 AM
That is amazing! :tu
czerbe
05-28-2013, 08:28 AM
:dance::pi:usa
elderboy02
05-28-2013, 12:38 PM
Very cool! :tu
shilala
05-28-2013, 12:46 PM
Thanks for sharing that, Joe!!! :tu
equetefue
05-28-2013, 12:51 PM
Very awesome. That would be great to sit with him in a herf and hear the stories of all he has seen
Coach Deg
05-28-2013, 01:04 PM
Wish we had his address..,... ;)

Anyone live near Austin?

My thoughts exactly!!
357
05-28-2013, 01:36 PM
I think I found him.
357
06-03-2013, 11:25 AM
I found his address. If anyone wants his address, PM me.
Rookie139
06-17-2013, 06:37 PM
Sent him cigars via USPS Priority Mail with signature confirmation. Got the confirmation card today, signed by Mr. Overton himself

I am so honored. I plan to frame this with a photo of this hero!
Porch Dweller
06-17-2013, 07:11 PM
Sent him cigars via USPS Priority Mail with signature confirmation. Got the confirmation card today, signed by Mr. Overton himself

I am so honored. I plan to frame this with a photo of this hero!

That was a great thing for you to do.
Fordman4ever
06-17-2013, 07:50 PM
Awesome. Anyway you can make copies of it?
maninblack
06-17-2013, 08:40 PM
Amazing.
dvickery
06-17-2013, 10:29 PM
:tu :tu

keith...if I had more thumbs.

derrek
357
08-10-2015, 02:53 PM
Mr Overton turned 109 this year. I hope he makes it to 110 next May (on 5/11/2016). We should send him a special gift.

Here's an article about his 109th birthday with an interview. http://abcnews.go.com/US/oldest-living-world-war-ii-veteran-richard-overton/story?id=30843011
themoneycollector
08-11-2015, 02:11 PM
I get to go home for a week in September and need to do some cigar sorting.

Can someone PM me his addy? Does anyone know what he likes to smoke?
Dave128
08-11-2015, 03:58 PM
That's awesome!
SmokeyJoe
11-20-2015, 01:08 PM
UPDATE as of May 2015... he turned 109!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/veteran-richard-overton-nears-109th-birthday-with-yard-work-and-whiskey-1430696172
longknocker
11-20-2015, 01:15 PM
UPDATE as of May 2015... he turned 109!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/veteran-richard-overton-nears-109th-birthday-with-yard-work-and-whiskey-1430696172

Good For Him! Happy Birthday, Mr. Overton!:banger:D:tu
Brlesq
11-20-2015, 01:26 PM
I'm on another board where we donated cigars and had a Texas member go to his house to hand them to him last year. This TX member is a 45 yr old, tall, long-haired, hippie freak, but Mr. Overton openly invited this stranger into his home for a 2 hour long conversation about his war days, showed him lots of pictures and memories, and they enjoyed a cigar together. The brotherhood of this hobby never ceases to amaze me!
Dave128
11-20-2015, 02:08 PM
Happy 109th Birthday, Mr. Overton! God Bless him.