Monday, August 17, 2009
To All Members of the Gates Family:
On behalf of the entire USS Bennington Association, please accept our belated condolences on the loss of your loved one and our shipmate.
At our reunion in Reno, NV in two weeks, Richard shall be remembered. His name, along with the other Airmen, Marines & Sailors that served aboard the USS Bennington so proudly, will be read and a moment of silence will be rendered.
Like BENNINGTON, Richard is gone but his memory shall remain with us always. Now that he stands, "The Eternal Watch" and awaits our arrival, please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers.......
With My Deepest Sympathy,
Joseph L. Pires
USS Bennington Historian
jkpires@uss-bennington.org
