We honor Americans like Jim Downey, a gutter's mate, first class of the West Virginia, before

he raced to the harbor his new bride pressed into his hand a verse of Scripture.

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.

As Jim fought to save his ship, he simultaneously gathered the names of the fallen so that he could

give closure to their families.

He said, it was just something you do.

Well the reason that we start with that clip is because tonight we have a really unique

opportunity where we're going to get to hear from Lieutenant Jim Downey, who is a 103-year-old,

second oldest surviving member of those who are at Pearl Harbor.

He is a not only...

He's a guy that you guys can welcome him in a second, served 24 years in the United States Navy,

served an additional 30 years in ministry called Navigators.

If you've gone through a Quip Disciple, you've experienced just the downline of the faithfulness

of this man.

He was born in 1913, which means he was five years old when World War I ended, which means

he was a teenager when Babe Ruth called a shot and murderers row in the 1927 Yankees performed

the best offense in baseball they've ever seen.

It means he was 17 when the Great Depression was in full swing.

Means he was 28 years old as a lieutenant in the Navy as he went out when Pearl Harbor

was struck.

He was at Pearl Harbor, and like Obamacus spoke of a month and a half ago, that he was

there collecting the names of those bodies of men who were dying all around him, memorizing

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