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    At 101, Greist has had a front row seat to history

    Posted on July 17, 2019

    “I’ve outlived most of them,” David Greist said, holding a photograph of his 6-person crew taken in 1959. Greist served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot from 1941 to 1966.

    By CAITLYN BURCHETT Staff Writer

    Dressed in a sky-blue shirt and khakis, with a dusty green pilot’s hat perched atop his head, David Greist’s face is lined with experience, but his eyes still sparkle as he recalls memories collected for more than a century.

    At 101 years old, Taylor County’s newest resident has almost seen it all. Living beyond the Arctic Circle, meeting the famous Charles Lindbergh and flying 200 miles behind enemy lines are just a few of his fondest experiences.

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