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WWII Marine vet, 99, beats COVID-19: 'I've gone through hell more than once and this came almost as close'

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(Facebook: Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City) A 99-year-old Marine veteran earned a new&nbsp;medal this week -- to go along with the two Purple Hearts he was given for his actions during World War II -- after winning a long and tough battle against the&nbsp;. Max DeWeese, of Kansas City, wound up in the hospital and then a rehab facility after getting sick with COVID-19. He was discharged Thursday from Ignite Medical Resorts in&nbsp;. “I’ve gone through hell more than once and this came almost as close,” DeWeese said, according to&nbsp;. DeWeese enlisted in the Marines after Pearl Harbor and served as a flamethrower in the South Pacific, including at the&nbsp;Battle of Guadalcanal. Paul Chappa with Friends in Service of Heroes, a veterans support organization, draped a medal around his friend's neck that said “I Beat COVID-19 in 2020.” “There’s nothing that Max can’t do,” Chappa said, according to&nbsp;. “It certainly scared us when we heard that Max had been admitted. But it’s no surprise that Max has beat this." "Max’s attitude and never-give-up spirit is something that was ingrained in him as a young Marine, and it still lives with him today.” After his discharge from rehab, DeWeese got a surprise send-off from health care workers, family and friends. Also on-hand were officers from the Kansas City Police Department, fiirefighters and a Marine Color Guard unit. Everyone had on face masks to protect against the virus. FOR FEEL GOOD STORIES:&nbsp;! “I’ve gone through four engagements in the Pacific in World War II&nbsp;and that was hell,” Deweese said, according to FOX4. “This wasn’t near as bad because at my age, I figured out what’s going to happen is going to happen and I’ll ride with it.” He added:&nbsp;“I’ve ridden it and thank goodness the good Lord has seen fit to keep me around for a little while longer.” All the news you need to know, every day By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the and .

(Facebook: Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City) A 99-year-old Marine veteran earned a new&nbsp;medal this week -- to go along with the two Purple Hearts he was given for his actions during World War II -- after winning a long and tough battle against the&nbsp;. Max DeWeese, of Kansas City, wound up in the hospital and then a rehab facility after getting sick with COVID-19. He was discharged Thursday from Ignite Medical Resorts in&nbsp;. “I’ve gone through hell more than once and this came almost as close,” DeWeese said, according to&nbsp;. DeWeese enlisted in the Marines after Pearl...

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