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Saluting veteran on the mend, hopes to be at Jets game soon

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The 97-year-old WWII veteran who punctuates the national anthem with a salute is on the mend.

Arguably the biggest fan of the Winnipeg Jets, Len Kropioski is often shown on the scoreboard standing at attention and saluting his country at the end of O Canada.

JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS FILES </p><p&gtWorld War Two veteran Len Kropioski salutes and sings the anthem at a Winnipeg Jets game in 2012.</p>
World War Two veteran Len Kropioski salutes and sings the anthem at a Winnipeg Jets game in 2012.