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Fountain Hills VFW recognizes 103-year-old WWII veteran

A Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7507 recently awarded a 103-year-old WWII veteran a special honor.

Gene Metcalfe was given a centenarian recognition by VF Post 7507 in Fountain Hills on April 29.

Metcalfe served during World War II as a paratrooper and was a prisoner of war during the latter stages of the European Theater.

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