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Modern wars have 102-year-old B.C. veteran fearing the world is repeating old mistakes

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Percy Smith , 102 , was just 17 when he joined the British Merchant Navy .

He was dismayed by the treatment he and fellow service personnel received from the British government when they returned.

Smith came home at 22 , a different person after the Second World War .

He has spent his life giving back and trying to make things better for others.

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61

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58

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15

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informal

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English

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28

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not offensive

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