Aug 22 2007
Love of Country
Love of Country
By Nancy Salvato
Twice in the last couple of months I’ve had the privilege of listening to two WWII veterans speak of their experiences in the war. The first, Michael Kuryla, Jr. spoke about his struggle to survive after the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk on the ship’s return from delivering a secret cargo, intended to save lives and shorten the war. He and the other men abandoning ship spent five days in the water before their eventual rescue. Their experience was immortalized in the movie “Jaws” when captain Quint recalled, Continue Reading »