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    Oldest active duty cop and Dday vet dies

    Oldest serving cop in US dies at age 84 - Yahoo! News


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    Nice story
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    That's a real inspiring story. Thanks for showing it to us. That man had "True Grit", and was a benefit and a blessing to his community for many years.

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    I have to salute his years of service, but being cop at that age?
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    At that age, I don't think anybody dared tell him no.



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    The sad thing is that soon there won't be any around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doughboy View Post


    The sad thing is that soon there won't be any around.
    There are still a few WWI veterans left so the loss of all WWII veterans may not happen as quickly as you think.


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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelsup_cavu View Post
    There are still a few WWI veterans left so the loss of all WWII veterans may not happen as quickly as you think.


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    You are right.
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