Gone but not forgotten, EVER!!! RIP soldier. A grateful nation mourns your loss and the stark reality you were the last living link to the horror of the Greatest Generation’s 9/11. A heartfelt thank you for your service….

Written by Michael E Dehn

Founder and CEO of Metro Pulse a continually running enterprise since May 1980.

February 22, 2026

Saw this on Fb and wanted to share.

Rest in peace, soldier.

The watch has ended, and history grows quieter. At 102, Jessie Alton Mahaffey, the last living survivor of the USS Oklahoma, has crossed the final horizon, leaving behind the final human voice of that shattered… pic.twitter.com/YUE9Aunb6Y
— Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) February 22, 2026