️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Lucy Coffey was the second oldest veteran in the country.<unk> Lucy Coffey was the second oldest veteran in the country. She died in her sleep overnight in San Antonio on Thursday after falling ill earlier in the week with a chronic cough.<unk> She died in her sleep overnight in San Antonio on Thursday after falling ill earlier in the week with a chronic cough.<unk> She died in her sleep overnight in San Antonio on Thursday after falling ill earlier in the week with a chronic cough.<unk> She died in her sleep overnight in San Antonio on Thursday after falling ill earlier in the week with a chronic cough. Coffey grew up on a farm in Martinsville, Indiana before she left for Chicago and then Dallas, where she was working at an A&P supermarket the day Japan dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Coffey grew up on a farm in Martinsville, Indiana before she left for Chicago and then Dallas, where she was working at an A&P supermarket the day Japan dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor in 1941. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> Lucy Coffey, the oldest female US veteran, passed away at her home in San Antonio at the age of 108. Coffey quit her job at a Dallas grocery store and enlisted at the age of 37 in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943 and served in the Pacific during World War II.<unk> Coffey left her job at a Dallas grocery store and enlisted at the age of 37 in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943 and served in the Pacific during World War II. She was one of the 400,000 American women who served during World War II.<unk> She was one of the 400,000 American women who served during World War II. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ After the war Coffey stayed in Japan for 13 years, working as an Army civilian in Okinawa before she moved back to Texas. Coffey worked in a procurement office at an air force base in San Antonio and retired in 1971.<unk> Coffey worked in a procurement office at an air force base in San Antonio and retired in 1971.<unk> Coffey worked in a procurement office at an air force base in San Antonio and retired in 1971. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Coffey said she wanted to visit the nation's capital to see things 'that weren't there before.'<unk> Coffey said she wanted to visit the nation's capital to see things 'that weren't there before.'<unk> Coffey said she wanted to visit the nation's capital to see things 'that weren't there before.' It's been a long time since I've been in Washington,<unk> she said.<unk> It's been a long time since I've been in Washington,<unk> she said. But I would like to go to see the things that are there<unk> Coffey (photo in 2014) looks at a photo of her taken in Okinawa. After the war Coffey stayed in Japan for 13 years and worked as an Army civilian. Honor flights are organized by non-profit organizations to help bring US military veterans for a free trip to visit memorials commemorating the wars they fought in.<unk> Honor flights are organized by non-profit organizations to help bring US military veterans for a free trip to visit memorials commemorating the wars they fought in. <unk> <unk>
Lucy Coffle died in her sleep in San Antonio on Thursday. (Lucy Coffle died in her sleep in San Antonio on Thursday) <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Coffle enlisted at the age of 37 in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943.<unk> Coffle enlisted at the age of 37 in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943.<unk> Coffle enlisted at the age of 37 in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>