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To: sonofstrangelove
My father was a member of the USS Phoenix' Marine detachment in WWII. The Sunday morning it was sunk, before the Belgrano was named as the USS Phoenix, I showed my Dad a picture of the ship sinking. He recognized the superstructure and said, that's the Phoenix, I was on it at Pearl Harbor.

That's the only time he fully described the desparate and grim fighting of that day.

9 posted on 06/23/2010 10:50:51 PM PDT by gandalftb (OK State: Go Cowboys)
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To: gandalftb

You must be very proud of you father’s service to this country.


10 posted on 06/23/2010 10:53:19 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ( "Fortes fortuna adiuvat"-Fortune Favors the Strong)
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To: gandalftb

and his role in history


11 posted on 06/23/2010 10:56:40 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ( "Fortes fortuna adiuvat"-Fortune Favors the Strong)
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