GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Frank Wetenkamp walks through his backyard and shakes his head. He’s mad about the leaves.

“For 60 years, I been blowing these leaves,” Wetenkamp said. “And they always come back.”

I ask him how it feels to be 99 years old. He shrugs his shoulders and says the same as it felt to be 98.

“I tell people that and they laugh,” Wetenkamp said. “That’s the story of my life.”

It's a story he shares with as many schools and community groups in the Tri-State as he can. He tells me he spoke to about 14 groups earlier this spring. Mostly because it’s not the typical story you’re used to hearing on Veterans Day.

99-year-old Green Township veteran shares a story he says is unlike others

“I got a whole drawer full of pictures,” Wetenkamp said.

Inside, he pulls out photos. So

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