Eleven years ago, I was a SecondClassPettyOfficer sitting in jail without hope, without a plan, without a future.
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The founders of the Navy Memorial envisioned this Lone Sailor at 25 years old at most, a senior secondclasspettyofficer who is fast becoming a seagoing veteran.
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