America’s oldest living veteran celebrated Memorial Day in Texas home like his daily routine: “on the porch, smoking a cigar and sipping a cup of coffee stiffened with whiskey.” Richard Arvine Overton, is a 107-year-old World War II veteran, was formally known as the country’s oldest living veteran earlier this month, traveling to Washington, D.C., for the first time. But he’d rather not have all the attention. Good for him!