Grandview World War II veteran returns to the ship he calls home [Video]

When 99-year-old Ben Teevan tells a story, it’s a part of living history. The Grandview WWII veteran served for nearly two years aboard the USS Alabama battleship in the war. He was a first loader on the ship that played an integral part in the Pacific Theater. “To this day, I can still hear the casings flying out of the back of the mount and bouncing around,” Teevan said, recalling vivid details from his time aboard the ship 80 years ago.Teevan often tells these stories when he has a special visitor, Grandview Fire Chief Rodney Baldwin. “Knowing what the guys went through back then, it’s something we forget,” Baldwin said. “We forget how lucky we are.”Teevan, who has been active in the Grandview community for years, has struck up a strong friendship with Baldwin over the past few years, partly because they’re both veterans. Baldwin served in the U.S. Army …