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Jan. 3, 2011

My father, Henry Derksen was a signalman on the SS Patrick J Hurley. He never talked about the war, but did hear he was on a ship that was sunk in the Pacific. It was hard for him to talk about his experience. All we hear now about our military having trouble after serving in a war zone, I can understand it. I just want to say, he was proud to serve and we are all proud of our father. He has been gone for 15 years and I still miss him to this day.

Thank you,
Karen Derksen Magee