GUNNERY SERGEANT DIEGO PONGO

GUNNERY SERGEANT DIEGO PONGO GUNNY WAS 34 YEARS OLD AND SERVING IN THE MARINE RAIDERS MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT.  HE WAS KILLED IN IRAQ ON MARCH 8, 2020 WHILE CLEARING AN ISIS TUNNEL.  HE LEFT BEHIND A WIFE AND DAUGHTER. PROVERBS 13:18 “WHOEVER DISREGARDS DISCIPLINE COMES TO POVERTY AND SHAME, BUT WHOEVER HEEDS CORRECTION IS …

1LT RYAN RAWL

1st LT RYAN RAWL RYAN WAS 30 YEARS OLD WHEN HE WAS KILLED BY A SUICIDE BOMBER IN AFGHANISTAN.  HE WAS A MILITARY POLICEMEN IN THE SC ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, A CITADEL GRADUATE AND AN OFFICER WITH THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.  HE LEFT BEHIND A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN.  AO: THE YACHT CLUB DATE: …

ADAM LEE BROWN

ADAM LEE BROWN USNAVY SOC ADAM WAS 36 WHEN HE DIED AND LEFT BEHIND A WIFE AND TWO KIDS.  ADAM WAS A RECOVERING AND RELAPSING CRACK ADDICT WHO WENT ON TO OVERCOME AN EYE INJURY THAT FORCED HIM TO RELEARN HOW TO SHOOT WITH HIS NON-DOMINANT EYE, LATER A HAND INJURY THAT FORCED HIM TO …

ANGELINI

JOSEPH ANGELINI, SR. 63 JOSEPH ANGELINI, JR. 38 BOTH OF THESE HEROES DIED IN RESPONSE TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON 9/11.  SR. HAD 40 YEARS IN SERVICE AND HIS SON 7.  SR. WAS THE OLDEST FIREFIGHTER ON ACTIVE DUTY.  AO: THE BUCK DATE: 20APR2021 WEATHER: GOOD ENOUGH PAX: SWANSON, CABLE GUY(R), MCDREAMY, BALLCOCK, HACKYSACK, HOSTILO, …

Callahan

TODAY IS DEDICATED TO CPL JOHN J. CALLAHAN. John J. Callahan Jr., 18, from Troy, New York died and was buried on the battlefield at Belleau Wood in WWI. He is a United States Marine and joined at 17. #neverforget AO: THE YACHT CLUB DATE: 13APR2021 WEATHER: WARM PAX: FISH STICKS, SINGLET, MINIVAN(R), SPAULDING(R), LAMONT(R), …

ERIC TALLEY

Officer Eric Talley 51 years old Father of 7 Became an Officer at 41 after a career in tech “Dad, our unsung hero / You never count the cost / Whatever we need is never too much / But our praises have not been enough.” - a poem written by his children AO: THE YACHT …

SGT Gordon William Best NMB Police

Sergeant Gordon William Best was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a call on New Year's Day 2021.  He was 30 years old. AO: THE YACHT CLUB DATE: 23MAR2021 WEATHER: WARMING UP PAX: BARTMAN (R), AMBIEN (R), GEKKO (R2), SPAULDING (R), BRIAN ETHERIDGE (FNG-KNA "DAWSON'S CREEK), CLANCY (R), NAENAE, SPAGHETTIO, EARHARDT, CHUMBUCKET, RADAR …

REY CUERVO

LAGUNA VISTA, Texas — Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo always knew he wanted to be a soldier and he warned his family of the risks he faced as he went off to war in Iraq, his mother remembered. Cuervo, 24, of Laguna Vista, was killed Sunday in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device hit his mounted …

LTC WILLIAM HARRIS

AO: THE YACHT CLUB DATE: 18FEB2021 WEATHER: STILL WET, BUT NOT RAINING William F. Harris was born March 6, 1918 at Lexington, Kentucky.  Following his graduation from the United States Naval Academy (1939), he was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps. While serving as an infantry officer in World War II, he was captured by …

MATTHEW MASON

AO: THE YACHT CLUB DATE: 13FEB2021 WEATHER: COLD AND WET THIS WORKOUT WAS DEDICATED TO THE CHIEF SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATOR (SEAL) MATTHEW D. MASON. Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., enlisted in October 1999, according to the Navy.37, of Kansas City, Mo.; assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL …