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MP of the ages
 

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.

 
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