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Another unsung hero is gone
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[#1] Posted: 05/29/2010 - 08:01:41 AM		Reply with Quote
I'd never heard of John Finn before and I'd guess that no one else here has either. He died Thursday at the age of 100. Rachel Maddow told his story the other night.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26...37390386

Makes me wonder how many other John Finn's I've met in life, but never realized it.
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 [#2] Posted: 05/29/2010 - 10:05:38 AM		Reply with Quote
Wow - That was a great post. Thanks!!
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 [#3] Posted: 05/29/2010 - 10:32:00 AM		Reply with Quote
Love stories like this. Thanks for posting.
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 [#4] Posted: 05/29/2010 - 7:20:00 PM		Reply with Quote
Quote: Originally posted by Inspectorjoe

. . . Makes me wonder how many other John Finn's I've met in life, but never realized it.


A whole bunch. There are also a whole bunch of guys who did equally heroic things and didn't make it out to live to 100.

We celebrate their sacrifices every year by having bar-b-ques. Go figure.

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 [#5] Posted: 05/29/2010 - 8:19:27 PM		Reply with Quote
That man makes me proud to be Navy!
   
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