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Nearly a year after surviving a gunshot that nearly took his life, Harold Powell, a 68-year-old Navy veteran and longtime fixture on Seattle’s waterfront, is once again standing tall — or rather, sitting resiliently — at Pier 55, holding his American flag and proclaiming, “I’m still here.” Powell, a proud military veteran with 14 years of service in the Navy submarine fleet, has made Pier 55 his home for the past three decades, playing soulful music from his wheelchair amid the bustling scenery of Seattle’s iconic waterfront. An amputee, Powell’s presence has become a symbol of resilience and community spirit












