Watching your own rescue . . . 65 years later

[Brian Massey]

Just the other day we lost the last known survivor of WW1; and we're losing the WW2 vets pretty darn quick. This is a great news clip of one of our WW2 vets. 65 years after being shot down 70 miles off the coast of Japan, film of the rescue is found, and he gets to see if for the first time.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid34762914001?bctid=672454611001

Brian

[john e. holliday]

That had to be an honor for him.   We should remember all our VETS and the future VETS that have fought and are fighting for our freedom.   

[builditright]

That had to be an honor for him.   We should remember all our VETS and the future VETS that have fought and are fighting for our freedom.   

"AMEN" to that Doc.

[RC Storick]

Some met my dad a few years ago at the NATS here's a picture I am proud of.
He's the guy in the red shirt. And those parts in that box were in my tool box for years after he sent them to me.



Richard Storick presents a shadow box, containing parts of a Japanese kamikaze plane that struck USS Taluga in 1945, to Capt. Juan Chavez, USN, Commander, Military Sealift Command Pacific. In 1972, USS Taluga became USNS Taluga, MSC’s first Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force ship. The shadow box will be displayed with other donated memorabilia in the civilian mariners’ Taluga Lounge at the APMC Customer Service Unit in San Diego.
IT2 Jeffrey Plummer, USN, photo

[Hoss Cain]

WOW. Neato!   Good Show Ol' Chap!

[RC Storick]

they say they are loosing them at a alarming rate. My dad was the only original member at the reunion and not many of his crew are left. He was on the commissioning crew

[john e. holliday]

I remember meeting your dad and see why you are so proud of him.

[Dennis Holler]

That is really neat, i could watch video's of that kind of stuff all day long.

Its been probably 7 years now since my Grandfather passed away, he enlisted in the Navy in late 1943 and sailed with AO58....He told crazy stories of Kamakazie's....he manned a deck gun while they were at GQ.  Per his DD214 paper work he left the Navy in 1945 as an E6 with about 24 months in service.  My father followed him and sailed on CVN65 as part of squadron VA65 and I followed both of them and served on CVN70 as a nuke MM in 2MMR.  I have and always will always have great respect for all who serve, but talking to other navy vet's its kind of like a brotherhood...you know when you tell your stories, that other guy really does understand..it means a little bit more.