USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)
The sun sets on the American Cemetery in Manila, honoring soldiers and sailors alike, and reminding us that the pleasure of growing old with families and friends was not to be taken for granted in our chosen and unforgiving profession - Manila, Philippines - 1983
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)
Congressman William H. Bates, namesake of our boat, revealed in correspondence in the SSN-680.org archives.
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)
Seemingly endless tiles of marble, some familiar, others not, remind us of a future where all of us share the honor of Eternal Patrol. - Fair winds and following seas, Chief Postulka, 1999 - Rosecrans National Military Cemetery, San Diego, CA - 2009
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)
White stone sentinels, ordered row by row, honor our shipmates, gone before us, on Eternal Patrol. - Rosecrans National Military Cemetery, San Diego, CA - 2009
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)
Visitors stroll quietly through the American Cemetery Memorial in Manila, honoring those that went before us and made the ultimate sacrifice that we might know the freedoms we enjoy today. - Manila, Philippines - 1983
John Allen Shive was a petty officer first class for the United States Navy. John was born on August 10, 1959 and was from Laguna Beach, California. On March 05, 1992, he died in a non-hostile incident in United States at the age of 33.
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