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“I’m making the world safe for democracy, dusting off supplies,” said Beck, at right in above photo, laughing. Photo taken in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1955. Below, “When I went into the Marines, I was 120 pounds, when I got out I was 160. That’s what the Marines do,” he said.

“I’m making the world safe for democracy, dusting off supplies,” said Beck, at right in above photo, laughing. Photo taken in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1955. Below, “When I went into the Marines, I was 120 pounds, when I got out I was 160. That’s what the Marines do,” he said.

Way’s Veterans Project interviews Marine Willis Beck

Richard Baranowski
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
With Veterans Day upon us, what better time for a veteran’s story.
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Veterans Day closings

Veterans Day closings

News Staff
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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