From the Nov. 11th Orange County (Ca) Register.
Howard Bender, 90, proudly carried the white and blue Pearl Harbor Survivors flag for the last time during the Veterans Day parade. He and John Olivles, 92, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association is disbanding Dec. 31st because no one is left. Olivles was in the Army.
From the Nov. 11th Detroit 7 ABC Action News WXYZ.
Noel Stephens, 96, "They dropped a bomb about 20 feet from us. I really thought I was a goner." He plans to be at the 70th anniversary observation at Pearl Harbor in three weeks.
He was a mess steward on the USS Zane, one of the few naval positions blacks were allowed to do duty in the segregated navy.
The Greatest Generation.
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