According to the US Postal Service, rural carrier Mancel Prince made one more lap of his nearly 100-mile route before he retired on Friday in Decherd.

Prince was born in Tennessee and served in World War II, the Korean War and in Vietnam before retiring as a command sergeant major after 34 years. He returned home after his military career and began working as a mail carrier. He earned a Million-Mile Safe Driving award for 35 years of accident-free driving.