My Cousin Frankie

A story of a hero in a recent issue of Newsday: "It was the summer of 1965. The ferry was making its run from the dock in Patchogue across the bay to Davis Park. Kids were splashing around at Corey Beach, the Sandspit and Canaan Lake. And Billy Joe Royal was singing 'Down in the Boondocks.' Patchogue High School graduates were out and about, enjoying the sun, the waves and the sounds of the Beach Boys, the Beatles and the Four Seasons... Frank Clark Fisher was one of those kids from Patchogue High School... We come from a long line of soldiers, Marines and sailors in our family, and Frankie was about to join the ranks..."

(h/t to Allahpundit of HotAir)
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