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WWII veterans reunite and tell the story of the USS Idaho


Staff photo by Greg Bischof Former Navy crew members from the battleship USS Idaho reunited this past weekend in Texarkana, Texas, to talk about their experiences during World War II in the Pacific. From left to right: Robert Roden, Richard Worman, John Phillipich, D. Rannals, Mack Pepper and Jack Robinson (in the wheelchair).
More than 60 years ago, the military service of some six U.S. Navy sailors lead them to literally be placed on the same boat during World War II or least on the same battlewagon. But facing the deadly prospect of having an enemy warplane target and dive into their ship, the battleship USS Idaho, during the last operation of the war, forged a union between the sailors that, to this day, remains afloat and has reunited them for the last 19 years. This past weekend, the six enjoyed a reunion at a Texarkana, Texas, hotel as they have for the last few years. ‘We were in seven major landing op...
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