Sterling R. Cale as narrated to his son Sterling V. Cale

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A True American: The Story of a Pearl Harbor Survivor, World War II, Korean and Vietnam War Veteran

From a farm in Illinois to Hawaii, Guadalcanal, Korea and Vietnam, Pearl Harbor Survivor Sterling Cale’s military career has taken him around the world and back again. With a front row view of the attack, Cale bravely rescued men from the burning water of Pearl Harbor and collected bodies from the wreckage of the USS Arizona. His story is one of service, sacrifice and what it means to be a true American.

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Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sterling R. Cale

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