World War II vet shares stories of bravery with suburban Chicago high school students ...Middle East

CHICAGO (CBS) — Every Veterans Day, high school students in McHenry County get to hear stories from men and women who served. And every year, there are fewer and fewer stories from World War II veterans. This year, there was just one. CBS 2’s Noel Brennan was there to listen. “Alright, you ready?” “Okay.” In the theater of war, he played the part of a U.S. Marine. But at McHenry Community High School, 97-year-old John Rickerd takes center stage as a veteran. He is one of five on stage who served, but he’s the only one with personal and painful memories of World War II. “When we arrived, we were told we were at a place called Iwo Jima,” Rickerd said. “I’m glad I didn’t go in with the first

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