Kevin Clifford/Nevada AppealRoderick "Red" Watson sits in his room at the Mountain Springs Assisted Living Community Thursday as he waits to celebrate his 100th birthday on Saturday. Watson has had a lifetime of memories such as fighting in World War II, serving for the Virginia City Mounted Possee and being inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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