EPISODE · Dec 20, 2016 · 6 MIN
Life of a Sailor
from WBEX-AM Podcast
Steven Denomme talks about writing "Life of a Sailor" with WWII Navy Veteran Chester Collins. The Chillicothe native held onto letters he'd sent home during his three year stint in the war. Denomme says Collins served in the European Theater off the coast of Italy and saw action in the Pacific. 70 years after writing those letters to loved ones back home, they tell the story of a teenager's struggles to survive serving his country with those who have been coined The Greatest Generation.
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Steven Denomme talks about writing "Life of a Sailor" with WWII Navy Veteran Chester Collins. The Chillicothe native held onto letters he'd sent home during his three year stint in the war. Denomme says Collins served in the European Theater off the coast of Italy and saw action in the Pacific. 70 years after writing those letters to loved ones back home, they tell the story of a teenager's struggles to survive serving his country with those who have been coined The Greatest Generation.
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