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Obama Meets With The Oldest Living American Veteran: A Badass 107-Year-Old

Obama Meets With The Oldest Living American Veteran: A Badass 107-Year-Old
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President Barack Obama met with Richard Overton, the oldest living veteran, at the White House on Monday.

Overton, who is 107 years old, was honored by the president in a Veteran's Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery. Overton told Fox News in May he takes no medicine except for aspirin, drinks whiskey with his morning coffee and still smokes up to 12 cigars a day.

Below, a photo of Obama and Overton's meeting:

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Veterans Day 2013
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A visitor at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington passes early in the morning on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, to look at the names inscribed on the wall. Several ceremonies are scheduled in the Nation's Capitol to honor those who have served in the U.S. military including a wreath laying at Vietnam War Memorial. The Washington Monument is at right. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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An unidentified Viet Nam veteran traces a name off a fallen soldier off the Viet Nam Memorial wall seen here on Veteran's Day November 11, 2013 as he pays his respects in Washington, DC. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
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A man is seen touching the Viet Nam Memorial wall on Veteran's Day November 11, 2013 as he pays his respects to fallen veterans in Washington, DC. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards
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A member of the military color guard stands at attention before a ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a commemorative wreath for Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Members of the military color guard stands at attention before a ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a commemorative wreath for Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Members of the military stand at attention before a ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a commemorative wreath for Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) looks on during a ceremony on Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) positions a commemorative wreath during a ceremony on Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) looks on after positionsing a commemorative wreath during a ceremony on Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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First Lady Michelle Obama (L) arrives at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veteran's Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) stands with US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (L), D-California, and US Vice President Joe Biden (R) during a Veteran's Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Richard Overton (C), 107 years-old, who is believed to be America's oldest living veteran is acknowledged by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony to honor veterans at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
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A woman holds mini American flags during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A troop of Boy Scouts of America wait outside of the Capitol Visitors Center on the East Front Plaza of the U.S. Capitol, Veterans Day November 11, 2013. (Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)
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COCONUT GROVE, FL - NOVEMBER 11: Military veterans salute during a Veterans Day ceremony held in the Grove Bahamian Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Coconut Grove, Florida. The ceremony was held by the Coconut Grove American Legion Post #182 in honor of those veterans who have served the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Members of the New York State National Guard carry a large flag during the annual Veterans Day Parade Novermber 11, 2013 on Fifth Avenue in New York. The parade honored all veterans with a special salute to women in uniform. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
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