John Lennon was killed outside his home in New York on December 8, 1980, shot by a disturbed fan.
Remembering him today means acknowledging the violence that silenced him, while refusing to let that violence define the meaning of his life.
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Lawrence P. Bruff
-Grandpa
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W. S. Fox, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. He first served aboard the USS Joseph Hewes (FF-1078) during his Navy years.
Later, with the Coast Guard aboard the USCGC Cherokee, he worked law enforcement and rescue missions across the Caribbean
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