Our Fathers and Grandfathers fought Fascists........................

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5. My Paternal Uncle served in the US Navy 1939 to 1976.

He was awarded 2 Navy Crosses for Bravery.

The first one was awarded when he dove into shark infested waters in the Pacific to fish out sailors who were still alive from the USS Indianapolis. I last saw him in June of 1991 and noticed the scars on his forearms. He told me the story of that and I was in tears.

The 2nd Navy Cross was awarded during the Vietnam War during the Tet Offensive in 1968. He died in 1998. My late Father said that the US Navy sent a low Grade representative, Seaman 1st Class to San Diego for his funeral.