Ceremony at sea remembers, honors fallen comrades

Usually boisterous, the sun and pool decks of the Celebration grew respectfully silent as swimmers and sun-seekers joined the USS Pryo Association to honor those who have gone before us. Association Chaplain "Vance" Worrell read the names of those who have departed since the last reunion as Rick Tully rang a ship's bell twice in honor of each deceased shipmate. As Randy Bell sang America the Beautiful, AE1 vet Frank T. Ryan, Sr. and Lavonne Strunk tearfully dropped red roses filled with memories into the blue Caribbean sea.

ROLL OF THE DEPARTED AE-1 JAMES W. BROWNING ROY A. WILLIAMSON PAUL C. HISEL AE-24 DERRELL G. GILLESPIE VINCENT RAMIREZ, JR SPOUSES BONNIE SMITH ELEANOR STONE THEODORA FOX