More than 100 local war veterans are sharing their tales of hardship and survival with Paradise High School students this month. The videotaped interviews will go into the database at the Library of Congress as part of the nationwide Veteran’s History Project, preserving history for years to come. Tom Sealy, 88, of Magalia, is one of the veterans sharing his story for the sake of preserving history. The World War II veteran said he fought fires on destroyers at Pearl Harbor, and was the sole survivor when his shipped capsized in the Pacific Ocean. He watched as his fellow crew members were eaten by sharks or passed away mid-conversation. Sealy was a 22-year-old civilian on his way to Wake Island on Dec. 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He said he volunteered to help in the mist of chaos.
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