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Photo provided U.S. Navy servicemen celebrate the end of World War II aboard the USS Topeka. Robert Brooks, now 87, was among them. He spent 17 months at sea for combat duty, traveling to Pearl Harbor and Tokyo Bay. "Being able to serve my country made me a better person," he said. "Those who sacrificed for us should never be forgotten."