Johnnie Bell honored as longest tenured post office employee in U.S.

OKLAHOMA CITY (WABC) -- A post office worker got a tremendous honor after decades on the job.

Johnnie Bell was honored for being the longest tenured post office employee in the country.

He's worked 70 years as a senior letter carrier at the U.S. Postal Service in Oklahoma City.

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Talk about loving your job!

He started there when he was 23 years old, and he's still going strong.

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