World War II vet celebrates victory over COVID-19

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(KSHB/NBC News) For 99-year-old Max Deweese, fighting off COVID-19 was just another battle won.Deweese said he doesn't know how he contracted COVID-19, but when he started having symptoms he went to St. Luke’s South Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Kansas.Later, Deweese was admitted to Ignite Medical Resorts in Kansas City, Kansas on April 15.After getting the green light, the World War II veteran was released from Ignite Thursday with a big celebration full of applause an