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ZOOM EVENT: MONDAY, MAY 8 AT 7:00 p.m. ET
Korean War Navy Veteran Bud Mendenhall on VBC Happy Hour
We welcome 88-year-old Bud Mendenhall of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to talk about his Navy service in the Korean War, when he participated in the Siege of Wonsan, the longest naval blockade in modern history.
Bud dropped out of school at age 17 in 1952 to join the Navy and “see the world.” After Boot Camp at Great Lakes and Gunner Mate training, he got assigned to the USS Carmick (DMS-33), a WWII destroyer converted into a destroyer minesweeper for the Korean War. “We were scared all of the time,” says Bud.
Bud will be joining us from Fort Wayne’s Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum. Come hear about the museum, life aboard a Korean War destroyer, and a critical naval operation of the Korean War. Read more >>>
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