“Over the years, I began to realize that someone had to talk about their experience because the children in our schools need to hear the story of their country firsthand.” “Like most veterans, I never told anyone my story,” Perrett said. Lee Ermey.” Despite his national recognition, his greatest joy came from sharing his story with children. From delivering troops to the beaches of Normandy and Okinawa, to witnessing the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Marvin Perrett shared his life’s story with America on his role as a Coast Guard Higgins boat landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) coxswain.Īn advocate for educating America on the Coast Guard’s role in World War II, Perrett has been featured on CNN Headline News, “Oliver North’s War Stories,” and The History Channel’s “Mail Call with R.
0 kommentar(er)
