Rough seas, whim send ex-Toledoan on Navy odyssey (The Toledo Blade)

14 March 2010, 8:11 am

By CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT BLADE STAFF WRITER It was a flash decision. Tom Howard, a rebellious 18-year-old from West Toledo, never had considered joining the Navy. But there he was at the recruiting office at Miracle Mile shopping complex, signing up for a four-year tour of duty. It was 1981, and Mr. Howard was working at Kroger, having just graduated from Start High School. He experienced a ...... Read More »

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