Posted on Dec 31, 2017
The Unique Way the Navy Performs Burials Under the Sea
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The Unique Way the Navy Performs Burials Under the Sea
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@PO1 William "Chip" Nagel: My father was a Lieutenant in the Navy. His ashes were buried at sea; off of his Submarine. -Love, Margaret
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SPC Margaret Higgins On the Arkansas everytime we Set Sail it was with Several Urns for Burial at Sea. Since Our Birthing was next to the Chapel/Library the Chaplain would always borrow some of My Troops for the Ceremony.
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SPC Margaret Higgins
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - WOW, Chip! You are very high ranking; such that you have your own troops. CONGRATULATIONS, CHIP! -Love, Margaret
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SPC Margaret Higgins - I'm Just a Lowly E-6. Most I ever had working for me was Maybe a Dozen Sailors but they were the Best. Military? That was always debatable but they were the Most Skilled and that is what mattered to Me.
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SPC Margaret Higgins
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Sounds like you are high ranking to me. A Dozen Sailors is a lot. When I was a Squad Leader, I had about ten Squad members. -Love, Margaret
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John Ford's "The Battle of Midway" (1942) Digitally Restored Color
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I remember seeing recently the burials at Sea from the John Ford movie Midway done in 1942 where the PT boats are taking the bodies to be buried at Sea. Not to be confused with the cut and splice of Tora Tora Tora piece of crap that came out 1975 with Charlton Heston. We are talking about live footage where director Ford was on a tower overlooking the battle scene and it got blown around a lot..
https://youtu.be/MW8tQ_6dqS8
https://youtu.be/MW8tQ_6dqS8
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I see the burial detail still uses the M14 rifle as the weapon of choice for the 21-gun salute.
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