Walter Coy, 103, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944 and left in 1946. He still lives in the Omaha home that he built himself in the 1950s.
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Walter Coy carries a shadowbox with his military honors that his daughter put together.
The 1944 draft letter for Coy, now 103 years old.
Walter Coy, 103, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944 and left as a sergeant. He still lives in the Omaha home that he built himself in the 1950s.
Photos from Walter Coy's time in the military hang on his basement wall. Coy, 103, still lives in the Omaha home that he built himself in the 1950s.
A photo of Coy, his first wife and their daughter, in his bedroom.
Photos: 2020 Veterans Day ceremonies in Nebraska
The Memorial Park colonnade is reflected in the sunglasses of Sam Wall during a Veterans Day Ceremony at the park on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. The colonnade overlooking the park commemorates more than 900 Omaha military members who died in World War II.
Flags of the five military branches are flown during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Members of the Honor Guard open the Veterans Day ceremonies at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
A woman waves from her car during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Former Marine Ben Wormington speaks Wednesday at a Veterans Day event at Memorial Park.
A flag flies over a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert speaks Wednesday at a Veterans Day event at Memorial Park.
Preschoolers wave flags and signs during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dean Mathisen looks at memorials before the start of Veterans Days ceremonies at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
A Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rusty Quebedeaux, left, and Dean Mathisen lift up military flags that had blown over before the start of Veterans Day ceremonies at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
Students wave from the beds of pick-up trucks during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A large American flag is suspended between two Omaha firefighter aerial trucks for a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
A memorial honoring a Platteview High School student, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Bock, who died in 2010 during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Greta Hamilton speaks at a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
Students wave from the beds of pick-up trucks during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Veterans Ben Wormington and Greta Hamilton carry a wreath to honor all veterans during the Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
A Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
People watch the Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park.
A woman waves from her car during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bill Williams records the Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
Coleman Barnell, a senior, watches the Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
An American flag has its corner caught in part of POW-MIA flag at the Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
The Omaha Pipes and Drums perform during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Marcia Jones looks at the Korea-Vietnam Peace Memorial before a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park on Wednesday. Jones later found people she knew among the names on the Vietnam War side.
Students wave from the beds of pick-up trucks during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
People gather at Memorial Park for a Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday.
A student waves a flag during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Members of the Honor Guard do a “three-volley salute” to close Veterans Day ceremonies at Memorial Park on Wednesday.
Students line up with flags during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Olivia Bruner, a seventh grader, waves a flag during a Veterans Day drive-thru event at Platteview High School in Springfield on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The student-led tradition, now in its nineteenth year, was held outside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
