Excellent He loved his country and he wanted to be involved. Joined the Navy by HarryT In Their Memory writing prompt entry

Two years after Pearl Harbor, he was seventeen When my Uncle Stan joined the U.S. Navy His parents wouldn’t sign they were not keen So a friend forged my grandfather’s signature He trained at Great Lakes as a radioman Later on his ship, during general quarters Assigned a 40mm Bofors which he did man His ship brought Marines to Iwo Jima, and Okinawa But his most memorable moment came When his ship was on its way to Japan Three days out from Japan his heart aflame  He heard the wonderful words on his radio                         JAPANESE SURRENDER!   He ran the message up to the Capitan Uncle Stan didn’t talk much about the battles Japanese aircraft attacking with guns blazing He lost a good friend in a kamikaze attack But he loved to talk about the end of the war How happy both the Marines and sailors were Toasting each other their hope was restored They had made it, they were coming home... Writing Prompt Write a poem, any type, about the members of the military present and past. Author Notes Picture at https://ussslater.org/radio-room

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