{"id":1966,"date":"2019-11-14T19:15:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.flywheelsites.com\/ridgmar-place\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2026-01-05T05:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:08:27","slug":"veterans-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/ridgmar-place\/blog\/2019\/11\/14\/veterans-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"World War II Marine Vet Speaking at Independent Living Community\u2019s Veterans Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1966\" class=\"elementor elementor-1966\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93f1938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93f1938\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3c745d\" data-id=\"c3c745d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0dba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0dba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meet Corporal Don Graves USMC, a hero, veteran and survivor of Iwo Jima. 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His division had hit the beach on Iwo Jima, securing Mt. Suribachi in just three days. He witnessed first-hand the famous flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, just outside the lens of the still-famous picture viewed worldwide. Just 18 of the original 335 men in Don&#8217;s platoon survived WWII.<\/p><p>Afterward, Dan became a singer and entertainer for several years and became involved in the ministry. He pastored at five different churches in five states over a 32-year span. He retired when he was 82 and moved to Keller, TX.<\/p><p>At the age of 85, Don decided to start a new career, speaking on his experience during the war and how it has influenced his life afterward. He has shared his story with many worldwide, including an interview with Doug Dunbar of CBS 11.<\/p><p>This will be Ridgmar Place\u2019s 3rd annual Veterans Ball to support all veterans with presentations, music and more. 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