[VOA]

He lost some of his best years because of WWII and the Korean War, which makes you
wonder how many more records he may have obtained.

I'll tip my hat to at least one portion of the "mainstream media".

ABC Radio network news is mentioning Williams' giving five years service to
the military that interrupted his baseball.

Hope in another 50 years people are talking about Pat Tillman (the Arizona Cardinals
player who's joined the US Army) in the same way.

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I was listening to Blanquita Cullum on Radio America today. She was interviewing a reporter from Court TV and he made a point of mentioning Williams service in the Corps. There are those who appreciate what he did. It will be interesting to see how Palestine Pete, Blather and Brokejaw or whatever talking heads are reading the news deal with his passing and career tonight.