The following short narrative written by Dad that was discovered in his papers shortly after his death and describes what he did during the war in his words:
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Yellow Footprint Day. I reported to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego 34 years ago today. I started as a Private (E1) and today am a Navy Captain (O6). I am humbled every day that I have had the opportunities I have and the leaders, mentors, and friends I have known along the way.
Over the last 12,419 days:
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October 15, 1920 – December 8, 2002
My father, ElmerJ Schlueter USNR (CT1c) (1920-2002), served with the Naval Security Group (Office of Naval Communications) from 1942 to 1952. He was an IBM tabulating machine operator in the GS “IBM machine” section.
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October 14, 1943 – June 8, 1967
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ENS Jesse LeRoy Brown
October 13, 1926 – December 4, 1950
On October 12, 2000, suicide terrorists exploded a small boat alongside the USS Cole (DDG 67) as it was refueling in the Yemeni port of Aden. The blast ripped a 40-foot-wide hole near the waterline of the Cole, killing 17 American sailors and injuring many more.
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