# 104-year-old Air Force veteran--newspaper article

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/104-year-old-air-force-veteran-newspaper-article/784270>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 11, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/104-year-old-air-force-veteran-newspaper-article/784270 "2017-04-11T22:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/104-year-old-air-force-veteran-newspaper-article/784270/1 "2017-04-11T22:08:09Z")

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I thought this was a really interesting article.

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> Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Oliver Cellini is a slight, sinewy man and genuine flirt who considers it remiss of a gentleman not to walk a lady to her car - even if that journey, for him, requires careful steps and a cane.  
> The decorated former fighter pilot who pushed some of the military’s celebrated wartime aircraft to their limits - and speeds in excess of Mach 1 - celebrated his 104th birthday in February. His life moves more slowly these days. The jet black pencil mustache he sported as a younger man is silver now and thicker; the hair on top thinning out. The last time he flew a fighter plane was in 1968, the day before he retired after a 32-year career that spanned three continents and two wars.

> **[Colorado Springs veteran has seen two wars, 104 years](https://gazette.com/life/colorado-springs-veteran-has-seen-two-wars-104-years/article_e7140a2d-1a4d-5590-bf11-c73711d659b6.html)**
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> Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Oliver Cellini is a slight, sinewy man and genuine flirt who considers it remiss of a gentleman not to walk a lady to her car

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/104-year-old-air-force-veteran-newspaper-article/784270/2 "2017-04-12T21:06:00Z")

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That’s a great story! Thanks for sharing it.