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DENVER — In Lucas Hecker ’s Denver home, on the mantel above his fireplace, a collection of medals and a model ship honor his service in World War II. But he would just as soon give up those awards.Hecker was a member of the United States Merchant Marine, traversing the seas on cargo ships to move soldiers and supplies across the Pacific. So, it’s only fitting he is celebrating his 100th birthday on National Maritime Day.
He grew up on a farm in Kansas with eight siblings. At first, his family lived in a sod house, before building a two-story home where Hecker shared an upstairs bedroom with seven brothers. Hecker still has shrapnel in his knee. Throughout the war, more than 6,700 Merchant Marines died and hundreds were detained as prisoners of war.
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