THE FORRESTAL






This poem is in dedication to the 134 crew members of the FORRESTAL
Who gave up their lives on July 29, 1967 off the shores of Vietnam


Our Heros


Fathers, sons
Uncles, brothers
Comrades in Arms
Different ages, races,
Personalities, traits
United forever
By an act of grace
One moment in time
Etched forever in memory
To serve their country
Was their true desire

On that fatefull day
Who could of foreseen
The danger that loomed
For God and our country
Their lives they gave
Time stands still
For eternity they'll remain
In our hearts
Never forgotten
Will they be


Cathy Keating
7/14/98


The names of the men of the FORRESTAL
are located on Panel 24E on the Vietnam Memorial

A Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall




I found some facts about the USS Forrestal.
Hull No: 59
Unit Identification Code: 03359
Commissioned: 1 Oct 1955
Decommissioned: 30 Sep 1993
Stricken from the Navy List 11 Sep 1993; presently in the
Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia, Penn.
On hold as a Memorial
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Oct. 1, 1955 - USS Forrestal (CVA 59), the first of four ships of her class
and the Navy's first supercarrier was placed in commission at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard,
Portsmouth, Va., Capt. R. L. Johnson in command.
The keel was laid Jul. 14, 1952, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company,
Newport News, Va.

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