Reverse Mortgage for Pearl Harbor War Hero
Normally I write these articles from the perspective of teaching something to the general public about reverse mortgages.
Today we shall do something different. The reason is yesterday I spoke to an individual who absolutely made my day.
About me real quick. I'm 40 and have love for history of all kinds, particularly 20th century history. Of course, the History Channel was my favorite spot until they abandoned their former programming to speculate about UFOs.
Fortunately I'm in the reverse mortgage business. If I wasn't I wouldn't have talked with the man I spoke to yesterday. We talked for at least a half hour about him getting a reverse mortgage.
At the end of the conversation he mentioned where he was stationed back in 1948. That was close enough to WWII so I had to ask if he served during the war. Notice he didn't just tell me...
He affirmed that he served in WWII and was in Pearl Harbor the day the Japanese attacked.
Immediately, my ears perk up. Now I'm talking to one of just a few who still remain from that historic day.
It gets even better. It wasn't like he was in some obscure part of Pearl. He was actually on the USS West Virginia when it was struck by multiple torpedos. He could hear the whine of the torpedos before they hit.
Furthermore he was severely injured and piled in with the dead. I'm not sure how but the Navy listed him as deceased and informed his family as such.
His family proceeded to conduct a memorial service.
I have to admit I'm a bit of a skeptic and don't take everything at face value. So, i looked him up on the internet later. There he was. And the story was a spot on match.
I had to relate this story about an American Hero. It has absolutely nothing to do with reverse mortgages, but I think a great story anyway.
He was there and could give you a first hand account. He's also a dying breed, and it will be sad when he and those in his generation are gone.
Today we shall do something different. The reason is yesterday I spoke to an individual who absolutely made my day.
About me real quick. I'm 40 and have love for history of all kinds, particularly 20th century history. Of course, the History Channel was my favorite spot until they abandoned their former programming to speculate about UFOs.
Fortunately I'm in the reverse mortgage business. If I wasn't I wouldn't have talked with the man I spoke to yesterday. We talked for at least a half hour about him getting a reverse mortgage.
At the end of the conversation he mentioned where he was stationed back in 1948. That was close enough to WWII so I had to ask if he served during the war. Notice he didn't just tell me...
He affirmed that he served in WWII and was in Pearl Harbor the day the Japanese attacked.
Immediately, my ears perk up. Now I'm talking to one of just a few who still remain from that historic day.
It gets even better. It wasn't like he was in some obscure part of Pearl. He was actually on the USS West Virginia when it was struck by multiple torpedos. He could hear the whine of the torpedos before they hit.
Furthermore he was severely injured and piled in with the dead. I'm not sure how but the Navy listed him as deceased and informed his family as such.
His family proceeded to conduct a memorial service.
I have to admit I'm a bit of a skeptic and don't take everything at face value. So, i looked him up on the internet later. There he was. And the story was a spot on match.
I had to relate this story about an American Hero. It has absolutely nothing to do with reverse mortgages, but I think a great story anyway.
He was there and could give you a first hand account. He's also a dying breed, and it will be sad when he and those in his generation are gone.
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