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Veteran's Voice: WWII vet laughing through life

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Veteran's Voice: WWII vet laughing through life
Veteran's Voice: WWII vet laughing through life
Ed Turken spreads his contagious laugh to everyone he meets.

STRAIGHT FACE AROUND THIS WORLDWAR-2 VET.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER LEAHPEZETTI INTRODUCES YOU TO A MANNAMED ED -- WHO BRINGS THEPARTY EVERYWHERE HE GOESPKG POOL NATS IN A POOL FULL OFHARD WORKING WOMEN CD COUNTING,11 12 HANDS IN THE WATER, 13YOU'LL FIND ONE RELAXED MANPOOL NATS THE WHOLE TIME HE'SMOVING THROUGH THE MOTIONS INTHIS ARTHRITIS SWIM CLASS EDTURKEN HAS A MASSIVE SMILE ONHIS FACE.THIS LAUGH NAT MIGHT BE HISSECRET TO HAPPINESS.SITTING STILL TO ME IS ADOWNER SO HE FINDS MANYOTHER WAYS TO PASS THE TIME IMEAN YOU'RE WASTING TIME, HOWMUCH TIME HAVE YOU GOT?

THERE'SA LONG LIST OF THE GROUPS THE96 YEAR OLD IS PART OF.REFLECTION: I'M THE PRESIDENTOF THE JEWISH FRIENDSHIP CLUB,THE PRESIDENT OF THE MENS CLUBTIGHT: LETS SEE WITH THECHICAGO MIDWEST GROUP AND IFTHERE'S ONE THING YOU CAN BETON IT'S THAT HE BRINGS HISLAUGH NAT TO EVERYONE.SOME PEOPLE ARE ANNOYED BUTRATHER THAN BE BOTHEREDLAUGH HE SPREADS MORE OF HISCONTAGIOUS LAUGH BUT SO WHAT,RIGHT?

AND HE HAS MANY REASONSTO SMILE - THIS PHOTO ALBUMSHOWS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HISLONG LIFE.THIS IS MY CREW FROM 1943 TO 46- HE WAS IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS.HERE IS ME IN THE SERVICE HESAYS HE IS THE MAN HE IS TODAYBECAUSE OF THOSE YEARS IN WORLDWAR TWO I MEAN THE ARMY TAUGHTME TO GET UP IN THE MORNING,MAKE YOUR BED WHETHER YOU FEELLIKE IT OR NOT, (SINGING) AS INYOU GOTTA GET UP.YA GOTTA GET UP IN THE MORNINGLESSONS OF SONGS AND SMILESLEARNED FROM AN EARLY AGE.ENJOY IT AND TRY TO MAKE THEMOST OF WHATEVER IT IS IF YOUCAN WISE WORDS FROM AN EVENWISER MAN LAUGH LEAH PEZZETTI13 ACTION NEWSVETERAN'S VOICE IS SPONSORED BYLEXUS OF LAS VEGAS AND LEXUS OFHENDERSON.IF YOU HAVE A VETERAN WHOSHOULD BE FEATURED ON OURKLY SERIES ABOUT OUR HEROES- EMAIL VETERANS VOICE AT KTNVDOT COM.TIME NOW IS X:XX ---IMPROVING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH!THE FREE HELP THAT COULD BE

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