When Bruce Cottington enlisted in 1942, he joined the Navy, but was later assigned to a new Marine Corps unit called the Amphibians. The unit fought on land and sea, and Cottington prepared battle sites in the Pacific during World War 2. (The amphibian unit was the precursor to the Navy SEALS.)
Pat, who is going on 107 years old, says she was surprised that her difficulty breathing was caused by a heart problem, not her lungs.
Host, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! We play colors on this episode of MHB–songs with colors int he titles, from black to white–and we tell of the six Minnesota beers that are a must to drink. Salute!
(Aired 05/26/2016)
