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102-year-old Chet Smith visits Washington, D.C.

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Submitted photo—Baker City veteran Chet Smith, age 102, visits the memorial built to honor veterans of World War II. He was one of 47 veterans from Oregon who took part in the Honor Flight trip May 15-18.

By Lisa Britton

For the Baker City Herald

Chet Smith figured he would be the eldest veteran on his Honor Flight trip.

Nope.

The veteran from Texas had him beat at 107.

“I thought I had it,” he says. “I thought 102 was the oldest.”

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Baker’s American Legion Post struggling financially

By Jayson Jacoby

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The future of a veterans’ organization that’s been active in Baker City for more than half a century is in jeopardy.

The American Legion Post 41, which owns a club at 2129 Second St., is struggling financially.

Garry McLin, a Vietnam-era veteran who joined the Legion in 1981, said he thought last Friday might be the club’s final day.


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