no matter how perilous the situation. he might have been referring to an occasion where williams was hit by anti-aircraft fire, and his plane was ablaze. john pulled alongside, pointed up, and climbed to higher altitude, and with the lack of oxygen, the flames were extinguished. williams made it back to base. of all the war stories, this one perhaps best illustrates what john meant to us. he invited us up to his level where he discovered what an american could do. he once said he had been a marine for 23 years, and it just wasn't enough. we had john for 95 great years, and it still wasn't enough. a long, full life is a gift, and john made his a gift to us all. today we say thank you. for the service and sacrifice,