WWII vet hits century mark - Southern Standard

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WWII vet hits century mark

Lynder A. Holmes and his wife Willie are pictured at their home Thursday on Lynder’s 100th birthday. Willie is 96. They have been married 73 years.

WWII - couple.jpg — Lynder A. Holmes and his wife Willie are pictured at their home Thursday on Lynder’s 100th birthday. Willie is 96. They have been married 73 years.

Lynder Holmes was 20 years old when he began fighting on the front lines of World War II as a machine gun operator in a Tiger Tank Destroyer.

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