New Hardcore History-nightmare of Indianapolis

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I might try to drown myself.

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Massive frick up by the Navy, followed by throwing the Indianapolis' Commanding Officer, McVay, completely under the bus.

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McVay was wounded but survived, and was among those rescued. He repeatedly asked the Navy why it took four days to rescue his men but never received an answer. The Navy long claimed that SOS messages were never received because the ship was operating under a policy of radio silence; declassified records show that three SOS messages were received separately, but none were acted upon because one commander was drunk, another thought it was a Japanese ruse, while the third had given orders not to be disturbed

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Of the 1197 men on board, Harold, at the age of 18, was one of the 317 that survived. For his heroism in service to his Country, he was awarded campaign medals for operations in the American Theater and Battle Stars in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, the Victory Ribbon, a Presidential Unit Citation and most importantly the Purple Heart. After the war, he served the City as a firefighter on the New Orleans Fire Department. He narrowly escaped death many times in that career, yet also saved countless lives during that time. He owned a heating and air conditioning business in the City, and worked for Boeing/Martin Marietta on the construction of the Space Shuttle External Fuel Tank. After his retirement, he volunteered for many years as a Eucharistic Minister at Touro Infirmary serving those in the hospital.

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I’m ready for the next Supernova in the East episode.

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