D. On March 13, 1998 from Associated Press- Milton Garland is 102 years old. He is America’s oldest known worker. He’s worked for the same Pennsylvania engineering firm since 1920. He thinks life and work are just about the same thing. "I don’t think age has anything to do with your desire to work," he told the National Press Club. "I love the work I am doing," he said, leaning forward in his vested, dark pinstripe suit. "My advice is to go into something and stay with it until you like it. You can’t like it until you obtain expertise in that work. And once you are an expert, it’s a pleasure. And once you like what you do, you don’t like to quit doing it," Garland said. Garland, who now works about 20 hours a week, is an expert in what he does. He holds 40 patents, mostly involving innovations in refrigeration technology. He helped perfect the production of synthetic rubber during WW2. Where would he be if he retired 37 years ago, at age 65? "I’d be in my grave," Garland declares. At 102, Garland was chosen to be the symbol for the Green Thumb organization, which champions older workers. At a news conference, Garland had no problem fielding questions. Does he have a special diet? "I eat
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