Remembering Pearl Harbor
Dec
11
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12/11/2011
UPDATE 1/5/2012: An additional media clip from WKMG 6 has been added to the photo gallery.
CFNL sposnored a reception for Capt. (Ret) Floyd "Pete" Petiprin on December 7 at Winter Park Towers in Winter Park, FL.
Mr. Petiprin is 101 years old and served in the U.S. Navy for 41 years, retiring as a Captain. He was a career Navy man, surviving Pearl Harbor and other World War II battles at sea. He is remarkably sharp and exercises on his treadmill every day.
He was honored by a small group from the Central Florida Navy League and NAWCTSD and given a donor paver for the Lone Sailor Memorial of Central Florida.
Central Florida News 13 did a report on the event, which can be found in the gallery below. See more pictures and video in our Photo Gallery.
Mr. Petipren was also featured in an article in the December 2011 issue of Winter Park Magazine, which can be found here, and in a report on WESH2.