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World's oldest man and last surviving original member of the Royal Air Force dies at 113

BDx13 - 7-18-2009 at 07:28 PM

Henry Allingham sounds like he was quite a character.
Two quotes I have tremendous respect for:

"I want everyone to know," he told The Associated Press during an interview in November. "They died for us."

Allingham, who was the world's oldest man when he died Saturday at 113, attributed his remarkable longevity to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090718/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_o...

JawnDiablo - 7-18-2009 at 07:57 PM

sounds like an admirable man to me.

newbreedbrian - 7-18-2009 at 07:59 PM

wow, thanks for posting that. I can only imagine the things that man saw in his lifetime.