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Thread: A true Xavier Hero
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05-26-2022, 06:06 AM #1
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05-26-2022, 08:01 AM #2
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05-26-2022, 08:35 AM #3
This was a good read, fascinating stuff.
"All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine.--Jeff Spicoli"
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05-26-2022, 08:38 AM #4
Here is an excerpt from the Adam Baum article:
"This guy went to Xavier.
And after he graduated in 1936, Phil Bucklew went on to become an American war hero with a military career that ran from the 1942 invasion of North Africa through Italy and France and China during World War II, to Korea and Vietnam.
He had scouted the beaches in Sicily and Normandy in advance of those invasions, collecting sand samples and evading German patrols. He had been in one of the lead boats on D-Day, responsible for landing troops on Omaha Beach. He then walked across China on a reconnaissance mission, and for his service, he was awarded two Navy Crosses and a Silver Star.
Today, Bucklew's known as the Father of Naval Special Warfare, a nod to his efforts for consolidating the Navy's special operations units, including the SEALs, under one umbrella and developing their training and problem-solving tactics.
He is not well known. He never expected to be. But Phil Bucklew did what he was supposed to do when he was supposed to do it, the way he was supposed to do it.
Not for himself, but for his country.""All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine.--Jeff Spicoli"
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05-26-2022, 09:40 AM #5
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_H._Bucklew
I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that was for subscribers only. The Wikipedia article isn’t as well written, but is very informative.
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05-26-2022, 04:57 PM #6
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05-27-2022, 01:17 PM #7
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05-27-2022, 05:34 PM #8
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05-27-2022, 06:41 PM #9
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