Veteran Salute: Fighting the enemy and the ocean

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Studying Horticulture at K-State, the Korean War would bring Topeka native Ed Kelly into an environment he never would have imagined. Serving in the Navy, the Fire Control Technician would fight both enemy forces and the wrath of the ocean.

Transitioning from the farm to the ocean wasn't exactly smooth sailing for the Kansan.

“First time I got seasick," Kelly said. "That was in San Francisco out in the bay. I think people may not have the right idea about the Navy.