Forty-four shipmates lost to fire, smoke, and duty aboard the USS Oriskany. Their brothers stood at attention as the chaplain’s voice carried over the wind: “Eternal Father, strong to save, whose arm hath bound the restless wave…” committed to the deep, the ocean closing gently over him. They were sailors to the end — bound by steel, fire, and faith. The sea that took them also cradled them, as it has so many before. #GhostsoftheBattlefield #USSOriskany #MightyO #OriskanyFire #BurialAtSea #USNav