Tuesday, January 13, 2015

US Marines honor veteran's dying wish to hug a tank


An ailing Kenneth White had a final, dying wish: He wanted to hug a tank. The nearly 80-year-old former tanker, suffering from stage five kidney disease among myriad other health issues, spent 17 years in the Corps with the 4th Tank Battalion.

 During that time, he served on three different types of tanks — Shermans, Pershings and M48 Pattons — and never lost his love of armor.

So when tankers with the 1st Tank Battalion aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, heard of his last request, they were more than happy to oblige.

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