[Milsurplus] RIP: Capt. Edward L. Beach

[Hue Miller]

I intended to mail this Dec. 7, but felt ill,
so it's late.
(BTW, i wonder how many of the younger
generation know what 12-07-41 
represents, and what the cutoff line for
knowing the answer tends to be.)

Captain Edward L. Beach, commander of
submarines Trigger and Tirante in WW2,
and Trident in the Cold War, passed away
Dec. 1, 2002. He was a sensitive and imaginative
author as well as a brave and intelligent warrior,
authoring  these books: 
Submarine
Run Silent, Run Deep  (became movie, 1958)
Around the World Submerged
Keepers of the Sea
The US Navy: 200 Years

A  true US Hero passes.

Also, i note from the NYT, in the UK, Bill Sparks,
"last of the Cockleshell Heroes", passed away 11/29/02.
He was one of only 2 of 10 British marine raiders to 
return home, from an attack that employed canoes
travelling 75 miles down a river to the French port
Bordeaux, where the men attached mines to German 
ships. The 8 men lost either drowned or froze in the
cold winter water, or were shot by Germans after
capture. Another hero passes.
via: Hue Miller