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    81-year-old Veteran to Swim from Alcatraz to Raise Money for Korean War Memorial

    rokurBy rokurSeptember 14, 2014No Comments1 Min Read
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    An 81-year-old Korean War veteran is making a big push to raise money for a local war memorial by making the one and a quarter mile swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco in the 19th annual Alcatraz Invitational on Sunday.

    Wally Stewart got in some final training laps at the Finley Aquatic Center in Santa Rosa Thursday morning.

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