Joe enlisted in the United States Navy in 1999. He turned 21 in bootcamp in Great Lakes, Chicago, did 6 months of Gunners Mate training, then snuck home on Memorial Day weekend to marry his high ...

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembered the ... How many World War II veterans remain in the U.S.? There are about 66,000 surviving World War II veterans in the ...

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops made at Utah Beach.

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops made at Utah Beach. 'We had a job' to do: Humble veteran, 100, recalls D ...

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops made at Utah Beach.