In the middle of a busy day training off the Virginia coast, about two dozen sailors stop what they’re doing, change into their dress whites and gather in the well deck – a cavernous space at the rear of their ship that opens to the sea and the sunlit sky.<\/p>\n
Five small metal containers sit on a table, holding the ashes of four men and a woman. The sailors know nothing about them except their name and rank. They’ve gathered in response to a simple command: “All hands, bury the dead.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’ve never heard that call over the 1MC; I’ve heard “General Quarters, General Quarters, THIS IS NO DRILL!” and other calls, but “All hands, bury the dead.” gives me cold chills.<\/p>\n
Seven sailors raised their rifles at Harper’s command, then fired three shots. The shells clattered to the steel deck.<\/p>\n
Through it all, Yee, Meier and the chaplain held their salutes. Taps sounded over two loudspeakers. After the last note played, the ship’s second-in-command, Lt. Cmdr. Shawn Bohrer, said, “This concludes the committal of SHC Marion Tisdom. At ease.”<\/p>\n
For all its ceremony, the service took no more than about 10 minutes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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