Aboard USS The Sullivans: Cedar Rapids granddaughter of Sullivan brother part of memorial service

USS The Sullivans

From US Navy release:

Two leaders who embodied the spirit of USS The Sullivans ( DDG 68 ) and the five fallen brothers the U.S. Navy warship honors were memorialized at a Fleet Week New York 2008 ceremony May 24, aboard the vessel. ..."To be able to have a special goodbye to them on the ship that brought us together is very special," said The bond among the "More than anything else, those boys loved their country," Loughren said. ...

Kelly Sullivan Loughren -- the granddaughter of the youngest Sullivan brother, Albert, said Davis and Shaw set a precedent of leadership that lives on. She and Elizabeth Pasko, daughter of Shaw, tossed two wreaths from the ship's fantail into the sea to mark the passing of the men.

"To be able to have a special goodbye to them on the ship that brought us together is very special," said Loughren, who traveled to Staten Island for the Fleet Week event from her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She also christened the Mayport, Fla.-based guided-missile destroyer more than a decade ago.

The bond among the Sullivan brothers' -- George, 27; Francis, 25: Joseph, 23; Madison, 22; and Albert, 19 -- showed the spirit of never quitting and that victory comes with sacrifice and hard work, explained Roncolato, also president of the USS The Sullivans Foundation, which plans to create an educational scholarship for the ship's crew and family.

"More than anything else, those boys loved their country," Loughren said. ...

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