100-year-old WWII veteran beats COVID,-19, parade to celebrate

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Walter Reed, a World War II veteran who turned 100 on Wednesday, was released the same day from South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Freeport after beating COVID-19. His family and friends celebrated his birthday with a parade. Credit: Newsday / Yeong-ung Yang