MP of the ages
Gene Stephens, of Las Vegas, who is the oldest original member of the Military Police Corps, turns 96 today.
Four years shy of the century mark, Gene Stephens still looks fit in his Military Police Corps uniform. His shin-high, brown cavalry boots have a polished shine. His khaki breeches look crisply pressed. And the black armband around his shirtsleeve with tall, white “MP” letters is just like the one he wore in World War II.
Stephens, of Las Vegas, turns 96 today. In a 2-minute video the Review-Journal pays tribute to the man that the Military Police Regimental Association recognizes as the last original member of the Military Police Corps, a branch of the Army that dates back to 1941.
