God bless those that have served and those fighting for our freedoms every day. MC and Oli, thank you for sharing!
My dad served in the Pacific on the USS Bennington. His was the only ship in his fleet that returned from the war unscathed.
My Grandfather wasn't far from your Dad, he served on the USS Savannah (CL-42) a destroyer, they helped Patton invade North Africa and Sicily until they were the only ship to be hit by a German radio controlled bomb. Went back to the U.S. for all the major repairs then went to the Pacific where they stationed on Guadalcanal. Most thought the Navy was where everyone wanted to be to get away from the action, but it just wasn't so. There is actually footage of the Savannah on deck after the RC bomb hit. Went through 3 decks before it exploded.
