{"id":81240,"date":"2018-08-20T07:19:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T11:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=81240"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:34:13","slug":"corporal-with-73-years-time-in-grade-finally-gets-promoted-to-sergeant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=81240","title":{"rendered":"Corporal with 73 years Time in Grade finally gets promoted to Sergeant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There may be hope for some of you people.<\/p>\n

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Marine vet finally promoted to sergeant 73 years later<\/h1>\n
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\u00a0Cpl. Edgar Harrell floated in the shark-infested Pacific Ocean for four-and-a-half days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He swam aimlessly in the salt water \u2014 mixed heavily with black oil and blood \u2014 with a group of 80 other men who had jumped off the fiery USS Indianapolis after it has been torpedoed by the Japanese during the closing months of World War II.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It was July 30, 1945, and it was 110 degrees. They had no water. Dehydration left their lips covered with sores and their tongues swollen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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By the afternoon of the third day, the group dwindled to just 17 men. Shark fins and the torsos of those they had killed surrounded them. One would scream each time as they were pulled under, just for unrecognizable parts to bob back to the surface. Harrell prayed continually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A video of him explaining some of his experiences made 4 Years ago.<\/p>\n