The oldest vet--at 107--will celebrate Memorial Day with cigars and whiskey. Austin, Texas man Richard Arvine Overton, who served in the South Pacific from 1942 to 1945 during World War II, is regarded as the oldest living veteran in the United States.
Regarding his title as “oldest veteran,” Overton said that “it makes me feel pretty good. It makes me think I’ve done something right. If I'd done something wrong, I wouldn’t be here,” reported MyFoxAustin.com
Overton credits working in his yard and “God’s work” for being able to live so long, according to KVUE-TV.
“Because I can walk and talk and drive - do like I did when I was 40 years old,“ Overton said. ”Most of the time I just do a little work. I sweep yards and I cut yards. Do a little work. Sweep the driveway.”
After serving in the military, Overton worked for the Texas Treasury Department in Austin. He has lived in the same East Austin home he built after he got home from World War II.
“It’s unbelievable. I remember when he was 85 and left the Treasury. To be sitting here with him being 107, it’s just beyond your comprehension,” friend Anthony Haynes told the station.
The Daily Mail reported that he will smoke as many as 12 cigars and drink some whiskey coffee.
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