LTJG Norman Elbert Wilkerson
March 30, 1943 – April 15, 1969
March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980
Semper Fi! The U.S. Marine that occasionally got into trouble and even once escaped from the WWII German POW camp Stalag Luft III (The Great Escape):
On March 22, 1982 – Ground was broken in Washington D.C. for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial designed by Maya Lin of Yale.
Some little known information regarding the Memorial:
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Master Chief Best spent the majority of his younger years traveling around the world with his parents, a career Army family. He graduated from high school in 1964 and subsequently enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
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By Thomas W. Butler
What we in the USA refer to as a hurricane is known as a typhoon in the far east. In the Volcano Islands (Kazan Retto), of which Iwo Jima is a part. October is the month of the most frequent occurrence of these major storms. 1945 was an exception.
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Meet Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) 1st Class Mason Butler, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only boot camp.
A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Butler has served in the Navy for nine years. His journey began with a desire to break away from uncertainty and find direction.
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