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Avenue of Heroes: Fred Eckert

Summary by Coronado Times
Prepared by partner Suzanne Manuel Raised in New Jersey, Fred Eckert was 14 when he got his first job working alongside migrant farm workers. With the Vietnam draft in full swing, he joined the Navy after graduating from Trenton State Teachers College in 1971 to become a Naval Aviator. At Officer Candidate School, only 12 of 48 students in his class graduated under the watch of Marine drill instructors determined to weed out draft avoiders. Afte…
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Coronado Times broke the news in on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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