{"id":114473,"date":"2015-05-07T15:30:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=114473"},"modified":"2015-05-07T15:34:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T15:34:35","slug":"americas-oldest-world-war-ii-veteran-turning-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/americas-oldest-world-war-ii-veteran-turning-109\/","title":{"rendered":"America’s oldest World War II veteran turning 109"},"content":{"rendered":"
America’s oldest living veteran is on the cusp of turning 109 years old, and he still smokes 12 cigars a day.<\/p>\n
Richard Overton, an Army veteran of World War II now living in Austin, Texas, still enjoys his whiskey too.<\/p>\n
Although Overton does not turn 109 until May 11, his Austin neighborhood threw him an early birthday party on May 3 consisting on burgers, milkshakes, and of course cigars.<\/p>\n
\u201cI smoke at least 12 Tampa Sweet cigars a day,” Overton told The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve been smoking cigars since I was 18 years old,” he added to ABC. “I have over $100 worth of cigars now.\u201d<\/p>\n
A celebrity in his own right, Overton had a long line of well wishers attend his “Mighty Fine at 109” themed celebration. Among the guests was the mayor of Austin Steve Adler.<\/p>\n
“You are just one of the treasures that we have in this city,\u201d Adler told Overton during the celebrations.<\/p>\n