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To: Neeka who wrote (42349)	5/5/2004 4:23:22 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 793761

If I'm not mistaken, the Merchant Marine suffered one of the highest mortality rates of any service. So we owe them our thanks, since without them the war would have been over before the first shot was fired. Message #42349 from moenmac at May 5, 2004 4:14 PM Don't forget the Merchant Marines unclewest.

To: Neeka who wrote (42349)	5/5/2004 4:39:35 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793761

My uncle served in the Merchant Marine and had two ships torpedoed while he was on them. He spent a couple of weeks floating around waiting to be picked up. I have a box of his letters and postcards on the desk, using them for family genealogy. He did see the world.