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Marine vet's promotion to sergeant officially recognized 73 years after sinking of USS Indianapolis
« on: August 22, 2018, 03:54:35 pm »
Marine vet's promotion to sergeant officially recognized 73 years after sinking of USS Indianapolis

By Elizabeth Llorente

Published August 19, 2018
FoxNews.com

Good things come to those who wait. And wait. And wait.

In the case of Cpl. Edgar Harrell, a promotion to sergeant in 1945 was finally made official – 73 years later.

A chance conversation with Capt. Scott Montefusco while both took part in a recent Veteran’s Day Parade in Salt Lake City led to Harrell receiving, at long last, the documents making his sergeant rank official, on Aug. 9.

 

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Re: Marine vet's promotion to sergeant officially recognized 73 years after sinking of USS Indianapo
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2018, 04:02:12 pm »
So, does he get the back pay? :patriot:
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Re: Marine vet's promotion to sergeant officially recognized 73 years after sinking of USS Indianapo
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2018, 06:39:41 pm »
He wouldn't have gotten it if there were back pay involved.  Either that or it was so little it didn't make much of a difference.  You know how the government works. :drunk:
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