![Memorial Day — May 27, 2013 — This is what it is all about !!
Navy honor guard members escort the caisson for the four Vietnam War sailors to their final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.
[ Charles Dharapak / The Associated Press ]
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Four sailors, who died when anti-aircraft fire brought down their helicopter in July 1967 in Ha Nam province of North Vietnam, were buried Thursday, May 2 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
After years of examination of human remains recovered by the U.S. and Vietnamese governments, more commingled remains of the four crew members have been identified.
The remains’ condition makes them impossible to separate, Navy officials told the families. So, the four men who fought and died side by side for their country were put to rest together in the historic military cemetery.
Full story here: http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130503/NEWS/305030013/Four-sailors-killed-Vietnam-1967-laid-rest-Arlington](http://25.media.tumblr.com/329a46e37f9a249d88ecb68222f7e331/tumblr_mn7j91gqHV1qldhy8o1_500.jpg)
Memorial Day — May 27, 2013 — This is what it is all about !!
Navy honor guard members escort the caisson for the four Vietnam War sailors to their final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.
[ Charles Dharapak / The Associated Press ]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Four sailors, who died when anti-aircraft fire brought down their helicopter in July 1967 in Ha Nam province of North Vietnam, were buried Thursday, May 2 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
After years of examination of human remains recovered by the U.S. and Vietnamese governments, more commingled remains of the four crew members have been identified.
The remains’ condition makes them impossible to separate, Navy officials told the families. So, the four men who fought and died side by side for their country were put to rest together in the historic military cemetery.
Full story here: http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130503/NEWS/305030013/Four-sailors-killed-Vietnam-1967-laid-rest-Arlington
![” Smiling “ … Portrait, Petty Officer [Circa 1920]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd486d85ecde29c1185137eb5e8a4ff9/tumblr_mnc75beFwK1qldhy8o1_500.jpg)
![” USS New Orleans Sailor “ … Portrait by Photographer: T. Enami, Yokohama [Circa 1910]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/1cb459dc5501465687a83f1212d40900/tumblr_mmnytaAK7V1qldhy8o1_500.jpg)
![” USS Rainbow Sailors Ashore In Japan “ …. Photographer: Yamamoto [Circa 1903/4]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/c107167f32c72ab10f56b17e70b03896/tumblr_mmnyjkOiqI1qldhy8o1_500.jpg)
![” The Famous ‘Times Square’ Kissing Sailor “ …. George Mendonsa [1945]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e0adf072a6e08227fc867ddc841cac7/tumblr_mm8hjr5wUg1qldhy8o1_400.jpg)
![” Wild Ride “ …. During Typhoon Cobra [18 Dec 1944], western Pacific Ocean.
Sailor Gil’s Note: I experienced this type of ride aboard the aircraft carrier, USS ORISKANY (CVA-34), in 1969 while the ship was enroute back to the US … The navigators had set a course to circumvent the typhoon, but midway through this maneuver, the typhoon also changed course and was then headed directly towards the ship … It was, indeed, a “wild ride” !!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/b40076fa782b84783aaa8881742f30a9/tumblr_ml9iezxxVw1qldhy8o1_500.jpg)
![” Inspection in Tropical Work Uniform “ …. [1942] LIFE Photographer: Bob Landry …… Ship Not Identified](http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c2ca5b0c4f2f6e95ee3e064c39ca002/tumblr_mialsmWkTv1qldhy8o1_500.jpg)
![” Dropping Anchor “ …. USS Iowa BB-61 [Circa 1951]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f2770a6fb9a520af3b6cfbcda3d53d9/tumblr_mi8da1XbLy1qldhy8o1_500.jpg)
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