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Mark C. N. Sullivan is an editor at a Massachusetts university. He is married and the father of three children. Email
Monday, May 29, 2006 A Chaplain's World War II Bravery Remembered
From the All Things Considered archives comes the story of Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Timothy O'Callahan, SJ, Jesuit chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, as told by his nephew, Jay.
A listener writes:
"The storyteller described the terrifying conditions aboard the disabled aircraft carrier. He brought the hellish experience down to a personal level by retelling the imminently lethal circumstances that the priest had to overcome. I began to weep... I felt both agonizing sadness and admiration for this extraordinary ordinary man... I parked on the shoulder of the road to avoid menacing others with my teary-eyed driving."
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