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Pearl Harbor survivor and American hero Jim Downing passes
KKTV Colorado Springs
| Feb 13, 2018
| KKTV
Posted on 02/14/2018 8:03:25 AM PST by US Navy Vet
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The second oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor and original member of The Navigators passed away on Tuesday.
Lt. James Downing passed away at the age of 104. His heart function declined following surgery in recent weeks, and he was unable to rally.
Lt. Downing was a gunner's mate 1st class and postmaster on the USS West Virginia.
"December 7th, my job was to do what I could after the attack," Lt. Downing told Dianne Derby in a previous interview. "Monday I had a new job, so I concentrated on that."
Downing spent 24 years serving in the Navy. When he retired he took a job with The Navigators, a worldwide Christian ministry based in Colorado Springs he helped found.
Downing was the father to seven children. His wife of 68 years, Morena, passed away in 2010.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: pearlharbor; ww2; wwii
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My last US Navy Re-Enlisting Officer. RIP LT Downing :-(
To: US Navy Vet
Fair winds and following seas shipmate....
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02/14/2018 8:05:12 AM PST
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neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: US Navy Vet
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02/14/2018 8:06:27 AM PST
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US Navy Vet
(Trump Train!!!)
To: US Navy Vet
Thank you for your brave service, Lieutenant Downing. We are grateful for you defending our beloved country.
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02/14/2018 8:07:56 AM PST
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Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: Mark17
Thought you’d be interested in this.
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02/14/2018 8:08:35 AM PST
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ealgeone
To: US Navy Vet
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02/14/2018 8:12:40 AM PST
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fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: US Navy Vet
Wish I could thank him personally for his service. Im sure theres a great Pearl Harbor reunion going on in heaven right about now!
My dad was there getting breakfast at Schofield Barracks when it happened. Wouldnt say any more than that. Hes buried at Arl Natl. WWll, Korea and Vietnam on his head Stone.
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02/14/2018 8:14:42 AM PST
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albie
To: US Navy Vet
RIP
Thank you, sir. Hand salute.
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02/14/2018 8:18:11 AM PST
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laplata
(Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: US Navy Vet
Jim Downing never retired from Christian ministry!
I didn't know him, but many many others that I know were benefited by his work for God!!!
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02/14/2018 8:20:00 AM PST
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fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: US Navy Vet
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02/14/2018 8:21:18 AM PST
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RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
To: US Navy Vet
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02/14/2018 8:24:28 AM PST
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Doogle
(( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
To: US Navy Vet
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02/14/2018 8:25:08 AM PST
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xzins
(Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
To: US Navy Vet
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02/14/2018 8:52:20 AM PST
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Obadiah
To: US Navy Vet
Such an amazing man. What a remarkable life.
To: US Navy Vet
God rest his soul. He accomplished much, and the world is better for him having been here.
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02/14/2018 10:27:53 AM PST
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BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
To: fishtank
I attended some Navigators meetings in college.
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02/14/2018 3:04:38 PM PST
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: ealgeone
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02/14/2018 4:41:04 PM PST
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Mark17
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
To: SaveFerris
I attended some Navigators meetings in college.They are the ones who led me to the Lord. 👍
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02/14/2018 4:43:27 PM PST
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Mark17
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
To: US Navy Vet
I get depressed thinking about these old guys. They sacrificed so much, only to watch their beloved nation slide to levels of degeneracy that they could not have even imagined in their youth. RIP.
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02/14/2018 7:44:15 PM PST
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cdcdawg
To: Mark17
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02/14/2018 8:32:57 PM PST
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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