U.S. Marine Carl Spurlin Dekel, who fought in World War II, had a special message for his fellow Americans as he turned 100 years old. Sadly, he broke down crying over the current state of our country.
Much of what American soldiers fought for in World War II has “gone down the drain,” according to U.S. Marine Carl Spurlin Dekel, who was interviewed as he celebrated his 100th birthday. Dekel says serving his country in WWII was the most important thing he ever did, according to Fox 13. But, he was far from happy about our country’s current state of affairs.
The veteran and Silver Star holder said he wouldn’t hesitate to put his life on the line again, but he regrets that the U.S. has slipped away from what he remembers. “People don’t realize what they have,” Dekel said. “The things we did and the things we fought for and the boys that died for it, it’s all gone down the drain.”
The decorated Marine went on to explain he doesn’t recognize this country. “We haven’t got the country we had when I was raised, not at all,” Dekel said as he broke down crying. “Nobody will have the fun I had. Nobody will have the opportunity I had. It’s just not the same and that’s not what our boys, that’s not what they died for.”
According to Fox 13, the 100-year-old veteran went by many nicknames through his years — Buddy, Deke, Spur, to name a few. But, he knows himself as a Marine and an American. Dekel went to war in September 1940. “They shipped me straight out to Guantánamo, which was a Navy base, and put me in a machine gun company,” Dekel recalled.The medals hanging from WWII Marine veteran Carl Dekel’s dress blues reflect 100 years of life, service, and sacrifice
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