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| Whit Criswell Bryan 1920-2001 Photo taken about 1943 |
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| 1967 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina |
As I looked for a photo of Dad to post on Veteran's Day, I realized that during his 29 years serving in the United States Navy, he wore many hats - both literally and figuratively. Dad attended the U.S. Navy School for Hospital Corpsmen in Sandiego in 1940 and served as a Hospital Corpsman throughout his career. However, with each new duty station, Dad had a new job that was often unlike the last one.
His first duty station was in the Territory of Hawaii, where he worked as a Pharmacist Mate, helped to build a portable Naval Hospital, and witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He worked at medical clinics on ships, naval bases, and at the USNR Midshipmen's School at Columbia University in New York City.
In 1967, Dad served with the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam very near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where he spent weeks sleeping in bunkers he called foxholes.
Dad was proud to have served his county, and I am happy to honor him now.
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| 1962, Rome while on a nine-month Mediterranean Cruise. |
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