100 year old Bob Johnson gestures in the room of his home that contains photographs and mementos from his 20 year career in the U.S. Navy and his Antarctic explorations with Admiral Richard Byrd Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in Jacksonville, Fla. Robert Johnson, who turned 100 on Tuesday, a hot and sunny Florida day, barely hesitated when asked what he’d do if given another chance to go to Antarctica, the land of eternal ice and snow that he first journeyed to as a teenager. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
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