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Oct. 16, 2024: Alcohol and liver disease; A Colorado centenarian on persevering and life’s lessons

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Colonel James Harvey, 101, sits with a baseball cap that identifies his Tuskegee team as winners of the first-ever Top Gun competion in 1949.
Courtesy Kathy Harvey
At 101, Col. James Harvey’s tenacity likely helped him overcome barriers and achieve his goal of being a first-rate fighter pilot in the US military.

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