MS2 US NAVY - VIETNAM
Original name on his SS application was Edgar Frances Breton. Changed in 1958 to Edgar Edward Breton. Son of Henry Breton and Alma Samson.
The following provided by Blaine Stevens:
Upon returning to the Mediterranean in January, 1977, Guam made a port visit to Barcelona, Spain. During this visit, catastrophe befell the crew of the Guam. While returning to the ship after a night of liberty, a liberty launch was struck by the Spanish freighter Urlea. Forty-nine crewmen from the USS Guam and the USS Trenton (LPD 14) were lost in this tragic accident. The monument that stands in their honor was rededicated at a formal ceremony during Guam's most recent and final visit to Barcelona, in January, 1998.
The following provided by Pam:
When the USS Guam LPH9 visited Barcelona, Spain in 1979, Guam's Chaplin John Baldwin offered the following prayer to God for our shipmates, who were lost in the liberty launch accident on 17 January 1977.
"Lord, God, our Father, we praise you for the mysteries of life – a great gift given to us and to those we remember here today. We remember that day in January when our
countrymen, our brothers, were suddenly taken from this earth here in a friendly but far distant country from our homes. We pray that they will live with you. In your
never-ending love and mercy you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Be our refuge and strength in giving us the grace to bring about your kingdom of justice, peace, and brotherhood. For it is through your kingdom coming here that time unites with eternity."
Original name on his SS application was Edgar Frances Breton. Changed in 1958 to Edgar Edward Breton. Son of Henry Breton and Alma Samson.
The following provided by Blaine Stevens:
Upon returning to the Mediterranean in January, 1977, Guam made a port visit to Barcelona, Spain. During this visit, catastrophe befell the crew of the Guam. While returning to the ship after a night of liberty, a liberty launch was struck by the Spanish freighter Urlea. Forty-nine crewmen from the USS Guam and the USS Trenton (LPD 14) were lost in this tragic accident. The monument that stands in their honor was rededicated at a formal ceremony during Guam's most recent and final visit to Barcelona, in January, 1998.
The following provided by Pam:
When the USS Guam LPH9 visited Barcelona, Spain in 1979, Guam's Chaplin John Baldwin offered the following prayer to God for our shipmates, who were lost in the liberty launch accident on 17 January 1977.
"Lord, God, our Father, we praise you for the mysteries of life – a great gift given to us and to those we remember here today. We remember that day in January when our
countrymen, our brothers, were suddenly taken from this earth here in a friendly but far distant country from our homes. We pray that they will live with you. In your
never-ending love and mercy you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Be our refuge and strength in giving us the grace to bring about your kingdom of justice, peace, and brotherhood. For it is through your kingdom coming here that time unites with eternity."
MS2 US NAVY - VIETNAM
Original name on his SS application was Edgar Frances Breton. Changed in 1958 to Edgar Edward Breton. Son of Henry Breton and Alma Samson.
The following provided by Blaine Stevens:
Upon returning to the Mediterranean in January, 1977, Guam made a port visit to Barcelona, Spain. During this visit, catastrophe befell the crew of the Guam. While returning to the ship after a night of liberty, a liberty launch was struck by the Spanish freighter Urlea. Forty-nine crewmen from the USS Guam and the USS Trenton (LPD 14) were lost in this tragic accident. The monument that stands in their honor was rededicated at a formal ceremony during Guam's most recent and final visit to Barcelona, in January, 1998.
The following provided by Pam:
When the USS Guam LPH9 visited Barcelona, Spain in 1979, Guam's Chaplin John Baldwin offered the following prayer to God for our shipmates, who were lost in the liberty launch accident on 17 January 1977.
"Lord, God, our Father, we praise you for the mysteries of life – a great gift given to us and to those we remember here today. We remember that day in January when our
countrymen, our brothers, were suddenly taken from this earth here in a friendly but far distant country from our homes. We pray that they will live with you. In your
never-ending love and mercy you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Be our refuge and strength in giving us the grace to bring about your kingdom of justice, peace, and brotherhood. For it is through your kingdom coming here that time unites with eternity."
Original name on his SS application was Edgar Frances Breton. Changed in 1958 to Edgar Edward Breton. Son of Henry Breton and Alma Samson.
The following provided by Blaine Stevens:
Upon returning to the Mediterranean in January, 1977, Guam made a port visit to Barcelona, Spain. During this visit, catastrophe befell the crew of the Guam. While returning to the ship after a night of liberty, a liberty launch was struck by the Spanish freighter Urlea. Forty-nine crewmen from the USS Guam and the USS Trenton (LPD 14) were lost in this tragic accident. The monument that stands in their honor was rededicated at a formal ceremony during Guam's most recent and final visit to Barcelona, in January, 1998.
The following provided by Pam:
When the USS Guam LPH9 visited Barcelona, Spain in 1979, Guam's Chaplin John Baldwin offered the following prayer to God for our shipmates, who were lost in the liberty launch accident on 17 January 1977.
"Lord, God, our Father, we praise you for the mysteries of life – a great gift given to us and to those we remember here today. We remember that day in January when our
countrymen, our brothers, were suddenly taken from this earth here in a friendly but far distant country from our homes. We pray that they will live with you. In your
never-ending love and mercy you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Be our refuge and strength in giving us the grace to bring about your kingdom of justice, peace, and brotherhood. For it is through your kingdom coming here that time unites with eternity."
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