“We’re gonna stay right here. We have...
“We’re gonna stay right here. We have no place to go. We’re orphans.”
--Joseph B. Vernick, 76-year-old leader of a group of veteran seamen who defied port officials by arranging for the aging S. S. Lane Victory to be towed into Los Angeles Harbor, where they hope to have it designated a museum in honor of their deceased comrades.
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