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Facing terminal cancer, a World War II veteran was honored with a parade past his home in Boston s South End Saturday.
Richard Cook, who served in the US Navy and fought at Iwo Jima in the Pacific Theater, watched from his front steps on Saturday as a parade organized by his daughter, Heather, and Boston s Veteran Services drove by. I think it s amazing that people come out on a cold day like today, but I m really, really happy, said Cook, who rendered a salute as the parade went by.
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