Midland native and Lake City resident Dennis “Woody” Woodward had never set foot on a ship before joining the U.S. Navy.

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For example, he said, when he was leaving the ship, he was told the Valley Forge was leaving Vietnam for Australia and officers urged him to re-up for the duration of the cruise. He declined, and ...