Korean War veteran man of many talents
Staff Writer
He earned a Silver Star for his actions during the famous battle of Pork Chop Hill in the Korean War. It takes a pretty tough guy to do that.
But Army veteran Peter Popolizio, St. Lucie West, also has a sensitive side. He paints, plays keyboard instruments and builds model ships, among his many talents.
And he never was formally trained in any of them. “I’m completely self-taught,” he said. “With music, it’s all by ear. Hey, I’m Italian!” he said, laughing.