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CAPT Wally Schirra, USN-Ret.: 12 Mar 1923 - 3 May 2007

May 3rd, 2007 No Comments

“Are you a turtle?”

I had always wanted to go to the Navy. As a young kid, I was intrigued by a Naval Officer with the beautiful brown shoes and sharp gold wings.- Wally Schirra

Born into an aviator family (his father had gone to Canada during WW1 to earn his wings and his mom was [...]

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