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Fifty-five years ago, Texas High School students Herschel Brown Jr. and James Spriggs decided to give up far more than the fun, friends, music and dates to movies their school days offered.

They gave up the safety, security and comforts of home, not to mention the chance to graduate and lead a civilian life. They felt the safety, security and freedom of their fellow countrymen came first.

Despite their public education being nearly complete, Brown and Spriggs set aside their graduation in the spring of 1953 to joined to the U.S. Navy and serve in the Korean War.
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