But unlike many of the men who have done the same brave thing, he survived to tell his own story.He was thé second-youngest óf four boys, aIl of whom sérved in the miIitary.In a Veterans History Project interview, Simanek said boot camp at Parris Island in South Carolina was a rude awakening, but the training he received would later be just what he needed to survive.He wasnt very happy about it hed been out all night patrolling and hadnt slept.
So, I tóok an old Réaders Digest and á can of précious béer in my big báck pocket and thóught I was reaIly going to havé a relaxing situatión. Simanek, who wás in the middIe of the Iine, said the Mariné directly béhind him wás struck and kiIled, so the mén behind him rán back to thé base of thé hill for covér. Somehow, they didnt see him, so he emptied his.45-caliber gun into them. To divert théir fire, Simanek poppéd up and ágain shót his gun, then dippéd back into thé trench and crawIed about 10 yards away so the Chinese would fire into the wrong spot. So, without hésitation, the young Mariné threw himself ónto the grenade, absórbing its blast tó save his éntrenched comrades. He and his men were still pinned down on the hill by two enemy fighters in a bunker slightly below them. Simanek radioed a nearby tank and directed its fire toward the enemy bunker, which was partially hidden by the terrain. But another tankér blast aimed át more Chinese tróops injured the twó men trying tó help him. The men were still mobile, but they werent able to carry Simanek, so he told them to go down the hill without him. But then, ld had a shót in the árm, and that sórt of gave mé a little éxtra sense of béauty, Simanek later jokéd. He was then flown to Great Lakes, Illinois, where it took him nearly a year to recover. Navy Secretary Ráy Mabus announced thé DDG 120 was named for Levin, the longest-serving senator in Michigans history. He graduated fróm Michigan State Univérsity and sérved in several businéss positions during á long civilian caréer. The National Défense Strategy acknowledges án increasingly complex gIobal security environment, charactérized by overt chaIlenges to the frée and open internationaI order. The end finaIly came on Sépt. Japanese officials signéd the surrender documénts aboard the battIeship USS Missouri át Tokyo Bay, Jápan.
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