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Post #678259 by pjc5150 on Wed, May 15, 2013 7:40 PM

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this is the piece of shrapnel that almost prevented my entire family from happening.

my grandfather is the only living plank-holder on the most decorated ship in US naval history....the USS Nicholas... and this piece of shrapnel lodged itself into the wall about a foot from my grandfather's head during an attack by the Japanese.

he's also a pearl harbor survivor, and quite frankly, he's my hero.

cool thread...