//'Please do your part': World War II veteran asks public to continue wearing masks

'Please do your part': World War II veteran asks public to continue wearing masks

An Ohio World War II veteran is asking the public to continue wearing their masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tweeted a video Monday of Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, who served as a paratrooper in World War II.In the video, Martin said: “In this war against the coronavirus, I will wear my mask to protect others.”The WWII veteran then asked others to do the same.”It seems pretty easy, very little to ask,” Martin said. “Please do your part.””Ohio’s veterans sacrificed for us. Now it’s our turn to sacrifice for them,” DeWine tweeted Monday.

An Ohio World War II veteran is asking the public to continue wearing their masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tweeted a video Monday of Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, who served as a paratrooper in World War II.

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In the video, Martin said: “In this war against the coronavirus, I will wear my mask to protect others.”

The WWII veteran then asked others to do the same.

“It seems pretty easy, very little to ask,” Martin said. “Please do your part.”

“Ohio’s veterans sacrificed for us. Now it’s our turn to sacrifice for them,” DeWine tweeted Monday.