Tom Rice, WWII Paratrooper and Former Coronado Lifeguard (video)

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08/12/2021

WWII Paratrooper Tom Rice helped start the lifeguard program in Coronado back in the 1940s. This Sunday, August 15, on his 100th birthday, Tom parachutes onto the beach at the Hotel del Coronado, just as he did in Normandy on D-Day in 1944.

On Wednesday, Brad Willis was with Tom as he met with the current Coronado lifeguards for the first time:

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Brad Willis is an author and retired network news foreign correspondent who has worked in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Latin America and Asia. He has received national and international awards for compassionate journalism and for his war coverage. Brad is a longtime Coronado resident who has also served as Commissioner of Public Art for the City of Coronado. Send news tips or story ideas to: [email protected].

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