Sarge & Kalvin.

This is coolbert:

ONLY today is reported the death of R. Sargent Shriver.

Prominent American from a prominent American family, related by marriage to another and even more prominent American family.

R. Sargent the brother-in-law of President Kennedy and a man [Shriver] whose career in politics and government was quite long and successful.

"Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. . . . was an American politician and activist. Known as R. Sargent Shriver or Sarge, he is best known as part of the Kennedy family, as the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, and as the Democratic Party's candidate for U.S. vice president — . . . Shriver died at the age of 95 on January 18, 2011."




Also a combat veteran of World War Two [WW2], seeing extensive naval action in the Pacific theatre, a gunnery office abroad the USS South Dakota.

And the officer whose "handled" the "case" of Kalvin Graham. Graham the youngest American to fight in WW2, also a naval veteran, a "man" decorated for valor in combat, also aboard the Dakota with Shriver, but a "man" of only twelve years old!!

"Kalvin Leon Graham . . . was the youngest person ever to enlist in the United States Navy, and the youngest U.S. serviceman during World War II . . . he enlisted in the Navy . . . at the age of 12." [and escaped detection until "unmasked" by R. Sargent]





"He [Graham] was wounded at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, while serving aboard the USS South Dakota. During the battle, he helped in the fire control efforts aboard the South Dakota, but suffered fragmentation wounds in the process. For his actions he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart . . . he was dishonorably discharged in May 1943 for lying about his age"

"The South Dakota's gunnery officer, who was involved in handling his case, was Sargent Shriver."

Even with good intentions it is not right to LIE! Even when your nation is at peril?

[in most locales you cannot enter into a legal contract until you reach the age of eighteen years. It is possible to enlist with your parents signature before reaching the age of eighteen, but mostly that is rare. Once you sign that enlistment contract and the medical history form, those become legal documents for all that means! Kalvin was only twelve years old and NO ONE ever thought he was underage?]

May both R. Sargent and Kalvin rest in peace, the two of them exchanging war stories from time to time, etc. A full-wind in the sails of both at all times.

coolbert.