Sitting down with Walter Clarke

Walter Clarke - resident of The Carlisle Palm Beach in Lantana

Age – 91
Grew Up – Northern New York
Favorite Activity – Nintendo Wii Bowling
Retired – He was in the Military for 41 years.
Hero – Gen. George Patton
Children – five, one boy and four girls
Walter was a medic during World War II and save 6,000 lives
Also trained as surgeon
Commander of Carlisle Veterans Club

Tell me about the Nintendo Wii bowling team you are a part of?

“We have a terrific team. We are mostly us older people and just had a tournament last month.”

What is your day like?

“I take care of all the activities the Carlisle has here. There are two movies a day. I also organize all the Veterans Club activities. I just became the commander of it.”

You were in the military for 41 years, how did you get into the armed forces?

“I went in straight out of high school. I joined one year before Pearl Harbor.”

What is something people don’t know about you?

“I was trained as a medic and saved 6,000 lives during WWII. I would step in for surgeons during the war.”

Read more about this story in the On The Spot feature in the March 25 issue of the Boynton Forum.

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Mike Rothman
Mike Rothman graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Management. He grew up in South Florida and has been back working here since July 2006. Mike wrote for numerous publications previously including the Gainesville Sun, GatorBait Magazine and Inspin.com, where he was the NBA Expert.

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