boatman37
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- Jun 6, 2015
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- 2006 Crownline 250CR. 5.7 Merc BIII
Previous: 1986 Sea Ray 250 Sundancer. 260 Merc Alpha 1 Gen 1
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My great uncle passed away last night. He was 102 (I think). He was one of the few Pearl Harbor survivors still alive. He was a Staff Sgt in the Army and was coming down a hill in his Jeep with another soldier when the planes hit. They were thrown over a hill and he was injured by shrapnel and a severe back injury. His buddy had a very bad leg injury but my uncle tied a tourniquet on the guys leg and drug him back up the hill. He was in the hospital and at some point told them he wanted out because others needed that bed worse than him. He healed and stayed in the Army for another few years. He was still altogether there mentally and would tell the story about the 'Japs' and how the planes were so close they cold see the whites of their eyes. He has a big collection of medals in a case and has a brick in the Road to Victory Brick Program.
RIP Uncle Joe!
In the one family pic you can see my aunts and uncles. My uncle in the back with the long beard was in the Marines in Vietnam and my other uncle in the picture was in the Army at the end of Vietnam. He passed away last summer. My gradfather (uncle Joes brother) passed away in 1981. These pics were taken about 2 years ago right around uncle Joes 100th birthday
RIP Uncle Joe!
In the one family pic you can see my aunts and uncles. My uncle in the back with the long beard was in the Marines in Vietnam and my other uncle in the picture was in the Army at the end of Vietnam. He passed away last summer. My gradfather (uncle Joes brother) passed away in 1981. These pics were taken about 2 years ago right around uncle Joes 100th birthday
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