Army soldier wins $5 million lottery jackpot

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American Indian — Thu, 18 May 2017 09:44:49 GMT

THAT'S AWESOME!!!!

GOD SPEED

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sdupree01 — Fri, 12 May 2017 20:25:37 GMT

A perfect time in life to win! Good haul

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sully16 — Fri, 12 May 2017 02:52:40 GMT

Congrats and Thank you for your service.

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ressuccess — Thu, 11 May 2017 14:34:08 GMT

Wow that's amazing. Congratulations to him.

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weshar75 — Thu, 11 May 2017 03:25:37 GMT

Congratulations on your big win. Have fun with the money.-weshar75

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Bleudog101 — Wed, 10 May 2017 23:44:45 GMT

Congratulations from one Soldier to another...retired 20 years ago now.

Don't know about now, but back then you could get discharged for winning the lottery and some Soldiers did. There might be stop/loss in effect with our troops spread too thin and the Army might not release him--then again he might want to stay.

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EdG1955 — Wed, 10 May 2017 21:16:12 GMT

Congratulations! I spent the summer of '75 at Fort Drum (known as Camp Drum then) and really enjoyed the Watertown area. Enjoy your winnings and keep safe for the rest of your service commitment.

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dpoly1 — Wed, 10 May 2017 17:44:06 GMT

Congrats

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music* — Wed, 10 May 2017 14:15:04 GMT

I hope that this win does not interfere with his Army career. This win helps his family. I hope he puts it into his retirement account.

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konane — Wed, 10 May 2017 13:36:11 GMT

Congratulations

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Nydebbie — Wed, 10 May 2017 13:13:34 GMT

Congrats

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MADDOG10 — Wed, 10 May 2017 12:27:06 GMT

Congrats Soldier. Family First. Spend it wisely.

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Tatototman65 — Wed, 10 May 2017 12:21:06 GMT

Congrats

Army soldier wins $5 million lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Wed, 10 May 2017 12:04:02 GMT

An Army soldier based in Fort Drum has won a $5 million New York Lottery jackpot.

The state lottery announced Tuesday that 36 year old Jesse Vonderhorst bought the winning scratch-off ticket at the Sunoco on Factory Street in Watertown.

Lottery officials said there will be no formal check presentation because Vonderhorst is deploying from Fort Drum on Wednesday. They didn't know where he was going.

Fort Drum denied that Vonderhorst was being deployed. Officials said he was taking part i... [ More ]