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He asked Texas for 100 birthday cards. Four thousand came.

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Weldon Bowen, a Marine who enlisted in August 1945, turned 100 on Saturday at the veterans home in Tyler, Texas. In August the state asked people to send him 100 cards. By his party there were 4,000, and one woman drove hers over herself.

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He asked Texas for 100 birthday cards. Four thousand came.

Weldon Bowen, a Marine who enlisted in August 1945, turned 100 on Saturday at the veterans home in Tyler, Texas. In August the state asked people to send him 100 cards. By his party there were 4,000, and one woman drove hers over herself.

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sheets.works broke the news 1 day ago on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

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