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Richard Overton, 107, stands as President Barack Obama acknowledges him as one of America's oldest living World War II veterans during the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2013. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Campbell, left, joins Overton at the event.

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Richard Overton, 107, stands as President Barack Obama acknowledges him as one of America's oldest living World War II veterans during the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2013. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Campbell, left, joins Overton at the event.

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