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In this Sept. 12, 2019 file photo, World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks holds a photo of him taken in 1943, as he celebrates his 110th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Oldest US veteran of WWII, Lawrence Brooks, celebrates his 112th birthday

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Oldest WWII veteran Lawrence Brooks
World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks, 107, salutes the speakers honoring him from the stage at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, during a birthday celebration for Brooks. (Chris Granger/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

Oldest U.S. WWII Veteran, Lawrence Brooks, turns 111

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