“The ship that would not die”

Robert Johnson has become a famous son of Toledo. He served on the USS Laffey, which took a horrible beating from the Japanese near Okinawa in April 1945. Recently his granddaughter released a film called ” Laffey Men”. You can visit the site here:http://laffeymen.com/

A wonderful man who had a wonderful story to tell… and was very passionate about our country. Unfortunately two weeks after Rick interviewed him, he passed away on May 15th 2009. It was truly an honor to know him. We hope this interview does him him justice, as he looks down from above. We hope his lasting memory will help educate others for many generations……

Here is a link to the book mentioned by Robert Johnson, and also the title. “The ship that would not die” by F. Julian Becton http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/books/ships/becton/index.htm