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  • Persistence Pays Off for Vet

    09/22/2004 6:02:36 PM PDT · by samantha · 9 replies · 489+ views
    Highlands Today photo by KATHY WATERS After 58 years of living with disabilities he incurred during World War II, John Meek of Sebring will finally get disability benefits. Persistence Pays Off By NANCY VICKERS-PYLE npyle@highlandstoday.com Published: Sep 22, 2004 SEBRING — Sometimes you have to take it to the top. John Meek did, finally, after exhausting all other options over a period of 58 years. Meek wrote a letter to President Bush last March asking for his military disability pay. His memory is generous and accurate as he tells of his service to his country during World War II,...