See larger Sam Omar Jackson, 86, of Naples, talks about serving as a Boat Group Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, fighting in the Korean War and flying over Hiroshima, Japan the day after the United States dropped the nuclear bomb. 'I was 25 years old, full of piss and vinegar...and one of my buddies siad they dropped the bomb, let's go see what happened,' Jackson said.

Photo by TRISTAN SPINSKI, Daily News

Sam Omar Jackson, 86, of Naples, talks about serving as a Boat Group Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, fighting in the Korean War and flying over Hiroshima, Japan the day after the United States dropped the nuclear bomb. "I was 25 years old, full of piss and vinegar...and one of my buddies siad they dropped the bomb, let's go see what happened," Jackson said.

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