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Life well lived: Navy Lt. Jim Downing dies at 104

Navy Lt. Jim Downing was the second oldest survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On that fateful day, he did his best to prevent ammunition from exploding, but it's what he did next that makes his story unique. Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist remembers another life well lived.
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Navy Lt. Jim Downing was the second oldest survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On that fateful day, he did his best to prevent ammunition from exploding, but it’s what he did next that makes his story unique. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers another life well lived.