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The unbelievable true story of Ohio's Phil Bucklew, and his decades of Navy service

Great journeys often begin in a simple and unexpected place.

Seven years ago, Xavier University's men's basketball team was in New York to play St. John's.

Matt Jennings, the strength and conditioning coach at the time, was reading a history book at the team's hotel, and he noticed one name kept appearing over and over.

"Who is Captain Phil Bucklew?" Jennings thought.

So he did a Google search.

Jennings clicked on the first link he found, and near the top of that page, he was floored by a small detail that caught his eye.