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Thread: RIP Surgeon Rick Jolly
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Mark Wuntoo
Shipmate
# 5673
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Rick Jolly, hero of The South Atlantic 1982 has died.
story here
He saved hundreds of lives and was honoured by both Argentina and Britain.
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Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light.
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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He sounds like a true hero, and at 71, really not all that old.
RIP Captain Jolly.
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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
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betjemaniac
Shipmate
# 17618
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I met him socially a few times, and sat next to him at mess dinners at least twice, if not 3 times.
One of the very great people that you meet occasionally as you go through life.
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And is it true? For if it is....
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