Funk’s Corner – Veterans Day a Salute to our Heroes
My hero fought for our country in World War II serving in the United States Navy facing combat duty in Guadalcanal and Mindanao in the Philippines. He was a Boson’s Mate on LSM 182, a landing craft that carried the United States Marines from the larger ships in the fleet to the beachhead.
I listened as He told stories of World War II, How when Kamikaze pilots attacked, it looked like they were coming right at LSM 182, however, considering the price the Kamikazes were paying, they were really heading for the bigger ships, the destroyers and aircraft carriers.