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Kentucky's oldest vet isn't resting...(102 year old Hospital Volunteer)
PMSNBC ^
Posted on 11/11/2003 12:49:59 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 10 — It’s been 80 years since Robley Rex served in the military, but he still lives like a man on a mission. The 102-year-old Rex — Kentucky’s oldest known veteran — spends his days at the VA Medical Center in Louisville, not as a patient but as a dedicated volunteer.
HIS FAILING EARS don’t hear the many “thanks” directed his way as he makes his way around the hospital aided by a walker. Still, he carries on.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: pointoflight; veteran; volunteers
You know, in a day when every citizen seems to have his hand OUT, this man stands as a beacon of decency.
He quit the army in 1922, ladies and gentlemen. He's 102 for cryin' out loud, and he cares enough to do what he can.
Don't tell me some people don't represent God on earth. This man is living proof of the opposite.
To: Recovering_Democrat
Bump!
To: Recovering_Democrat
Whoa! This is one hell of a story!
To: Recovering_Democrat
Wonderful story. Thanks!
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posted on
11/11/2003 2:42:31 AM PST
by
mysterio
To: Recovering_Democrat; patton; IGOTMINE; RaceBannon
This veteran is completely on the other end of the decency spectrum from John Kerry (did you know he is a Vietnam veteran?). Thank God for Robley Rex!
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posted on
11/11/2003 7:37:07 AM PST
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: Coop
Hey coop - thank you for your service, then & now.
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posted on
11/11/2003 7:39:56 AM PST
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: patton
And danke to you for yours!
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:29:00 AM PST
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
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