08-17-2011
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On The Learning Curve
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: On my boat - Salem, MA
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74 Year Old Sailor on 7,000 Mile Journey to Honor Fallen US Sailors
"Texas man making dangerous voyage to site of 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty!"
Larry Toenjes, 74, from Clear Lake Shores, Texas, is sailing his 39-foot sailboat, the s/v Liberty, to the coordinates of the June 8, 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 sailors and wounded another 173. 207 were killed or wounded out of the 294 on board the USS Liberty in the 90 minute attack by strafing attack planes and torpedoes. At the site, Toenjes will be holding a memorial service honoring those killed on the USS Liberty by the Israeli military.
WOW! Hey, if he can do 7,000 miles, there's hope for me yet. Although his journey is based on sad events, I hope Larry can celebrate his accomplishment when he returns safely to port. 
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