Tipi Minnehan's 100th Birthday

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Air Force ROTC cadets salute Tipi Minnehan Dec. 23, 2020, on her 100th birthday in Fairborn, Ohio. Minnehan is a veteran having served in the Army during, and for a few years after, World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Family and friends of Tipi Minnehan take part in a birthday parade for her Dec. 23, 2020, marking her 100th birthday. The drive-by event in Fairborn, Ohio, let the World War II veteran see and greet well-wishers while maintaining a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Family and friends of Tipi Minnehan take part in a birthday parade for her Dec. 23, 2020, marking her 100th birthday. The drive-by event in Fairborn, Ohio, let the World War II veteran see and greet well-wishers while maintaining a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Well-wishers hold up signs Dec. 23, 2020, wishing Tipi Minnehan a happy 100th birthday. Friends and family, in a long line of cars, drove past the World War II Army veteran’s residence in Fairborn, Ohio, to safely wish her well. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Tipi Minnehan sits outside her residence in Fairborn, Ohio, Dec. 23, 2020, amid balloons, flowers and signs marking her 100th birthday. A birthday parade, featuring a long line of cars carrying well-wishers, celebrated the World War II Army veteran’s big day. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Well-wishers hold up signs Dec. 23, 2020, wishing Tipi Minnehan a happy 100th birthday. Friends and family, in a long line of cars, drove past the World War II Army veteran’s residence in Fairborn, Ohio, to safely wish her well. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Tipi Minnehan greets family and friends during a birthday parade held in honor of her 100th birthday Dec. 23, 2020. Friends and family, in a long line of cars, drove past the World War II Army veteran’s residence in Fairborn, Ohio, to safely wish her well. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Tipi Minnehan greets family and friends during a birthday parade held in honor of her 100th birthday Dec. 23, 2020. Friends and family, in a long line of cars, drove past the World War II Army veteran’s residence in Fairborn, Ohio, to safely wish her well. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)