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100-year-old WWII veteran who hoped for 100 cards for his birthday receives over 1,700

100-year-old WWII veteran who hoped for 100 cards for his birthday receives over 1,700

Gaston Pettigrew, who served during WWII's Battle of the Atlantic, was hoping to receive 100 birthday cards in time for his 100th birthday on April 11. He received more than 1,700, which are now plastered throughout his residence.

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