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Washington Free Beacon 2018 Man of the Year: Richard Overton
Overton is now a two-time Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year honoree. He was first awarded the title back in 2014 at the tender age of 108 for his embodiment of everything great about America. The cigar-smoking whiskey-drinking gun-wielding World War II veteran has spent his golden years taking shots with governors and being recognized by presidents. He's been generous with life advice over the years. "Whiskey's a good medicine," he told Fox News in 2014. "It keeps your muscles tender." He likes tommy guns, his M1 Garand, and army-issue shotguns but he says he has a special fondness for his revolver. "I lay one of those things right there by my bed when I go to sleep," Overton said while showing off his gun collection to a film crew in 2015. "That's my friend." In 2016, he told filmmakers about how whiskey, cigars, Ford trucks, cats, church, family, and friends make him happy and keep him going. That film was featured in a short film festival hosted by National Geographic. Posted by: Besoeker 2018-12-24 |
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