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During more than 100 years, Ormond Beach veteran Ed Vrona experienced epidemics, world war, the Great Depression and other life-changing events.
World War II veteran Ed Vrona is preparing to celebrate another July 4th birthday -- his 103rd -- at the Aberdeen At Ormond mobile home community.
ORMOND BEACH — At age 102, Ed Vrona doesn’t hesitate when you ask about the secret of his longevity. “You’re looking at the luckiest guy you’ve ever seen,” Vrona said. “I was born with a positive attitude. I was born on the Fourth of July; what else can you have? There is no other attitude, is there?” Vrona’s big day — the 102nd anniversary of his birth on July 4, 1919 — will be celebrated on Sunday by his many friends and neighbors at the Aberdeen At Ormond mobile home community. There, he will be guest of honor for an afternoon golf cart parade through neighborhood ...