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World War II vet beats COVID-19, marks 104th birthday

by Jay Reeves
| December 4, 2020 12:13 AM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who spent World War II repairing bomb-damaged trains in France recovered from a fight with COVID-19 in time to mark his 104th birthday on Thursday.

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