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Tom and I were classmates at Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois. Tom was a great football player but where he really excelled was on the wrestling mat. I was in Vietnam at about the same time Tom was. My parents sent me a letter and inside was a newspaper clipping of Tom giving one of his Marine buddies one of his purple hearts at his buddies funeral. His friend had been killed by a bolt of lightning for which a purple heart wasn't awarded. RIP my Old Friend.
David Stuckey
June 01, 2022 | School