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WWII veteran beats COVID-19, honored on 100th birthday
Fox News ^ | May 25 2020 | David Aaro

Posted on 05/25/2020 3:42:33 AM PDT by knighthawk

An Army Air Corps veteran who survived WWII has now beaten the coronavirus after being "in the fight of his life," according to a report on Friday.

John MacKay, 100, is currently housed at Holyoke Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, which is described as having the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S. The home has seen at least 70 veterans killed by the virus.

“It’s a miracle. It is,” said his daughter, Susan Regensburger, according to Boston's WFXT. “He is a fighter."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cornavirus; veteran

1 posted on 05/25/2020 3:42:33 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

A true war hero!


2 posted on 05/25/2020 4:33:35 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: knighthawk

Imagine all those hero vets who survived the horrors of WW2 to be murdered by arrogant scumbag rat governors


3 posted on 05/25/2020 5:30:45 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: knighthawk

Now there is a fighter, in every sense of the word! Bless his heart!


4 posted on 05/25/2020 6:11:34 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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