A meeting 101 years in the making: Oklahoma WWII veteran tears up seeing great-great-grandchild
By Jonathan Greco
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OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — An adorable video shows the moments when a 101-year-old World War II veteran got emotional meeting his newborn great-great-grandchild.
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The video from Lexie Fowler and Jessie Newell showed the moments when World War II veteran Dewey Muirhead, who is 101 and lives in Wewoka, met his first great-great-grandchild. Baby Millie and her family live nearby in Asher.
Muirhead can be seen in the video sitting in a rocking chair blindfolded with baby Millie’s mother holding the newborn in a chair next to him. After being unfolded and seeing her, the 101-year-old veteran leaned over and kissed baby Millie.
“Sweety, what are you doing?” Muirhead said before leaning over and kissing baby Millie. “You’ve got that kiss all waiting … My goodness. Oh, isn’t she pretty?”
With generations of family around them, the 101-year-old veteran tears up in joy after taking baby Millie in his arms. Open the video player above to watch the meeting 101 years in the making.
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