In the News….

2024

July

BILL THIBEAULT UNVEILS OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR DEBUT FEATURE FILM “PUT THE STONE DOWN”

June

SCR-143 USS Frank E. Evans Lost 74 Memorial Interchange and Bridge.

USNM Interview of John Summers

Four Nebraskans among 74 names to be added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Ceremony held to recognize Nebraska brothers who died in Vietnam

‘It’s a healing’: Nebraska dedicates memorial to honor Vietnam veterans, living and dead

Don Bacon co-sponsors bill that would add names of 4 Nebraska sailors who died during Vietnam War to national wall

Memorial honors USS Frank E. Evans sailors, 80 Years After D-Day

Papillion holds Vietnam War Memorial ceremony on 80th anniversary of D-Day

Papillion memorial honors USS Frank E. Evans sailors, 80 Years After D-Day

June 6 events will honor Nebraska veterans of D-Day, Vietnam – Omaha World-Herald

‘Forgotten Four’ remembered: New memorial to honor Vietnam War veterans left off national wall

May

Russ Morris: 2024 May Living Treasure

Ahead of Memorial Day, “Run to Remember” in North Wildwood honors fallen servicemembers

April

California Senate Concurrent Resolution 143

SCR 143: USS Frank E. Evans Lost 74 Memorial Interchange and Bridge.

Coming Home Well: The Lost 74 of the USS Frank E Evans

Coming Home Well: Remembering the USS Frank E Evans

March

USNM Interview of Charles Yunker Part Sixteen Repairs After the Explosion & USS Frank E. Evans DD754

February

Bill Text: PA HR180 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

2023

November

A remarkable coincidence at lunch with Ray James, witness to one of our worst naval disasters

USS Frank E. Evans Association continues to fight for crew members to be recognized

October

Summary of H.R. 3826: USS Frank E. Evans Act – GovTrack.us

Curt Weaver, Vietnam vet, and his experience in the Navy

Community pays tribute to fallen sailor at bridge dedication

June

Participant: Korean and Vietnam War Veterans Get the Welcome They’ve Deserved

Fallen Sailors Honored on Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Armstrong makes move to honor Vietnam Veterans in Washington D.C.

REPS. SCHIFF, ARMSTRONG, AND COURTNEY INTRODUCE USS FRANK E. EVANS ACT TO HONOR FALLEN SAILORS ON VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

Veterans gather to remember the tragedy of the USS Frank E. Evans

Senator DeKay has successful first legislative session

Illiana Ancestors: Vietnam wall still missing 74 names

May

Illiana Ancestors: Registry honors WWII veterans

Flags, ceremonies to mark Memorial Day

Memorial Day: Remembering Nebraskans loved and lost – Lincoln Journal Star

History in stone at Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery – Lincoln Journal Star

Two NH natives lost at sea to be added to Hampton Beach monument – Seacoastonline.com

April

The Filibuster Session

2022

July

Why the Vietnam War could upend a Trump Pentagon nominee

SCHIFF AMENDMENTS TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS, PRESS FREEDOMS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES INCLUDED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE FUNDING LEGISLATION

June

H.M.A.S. Melbourne & U.S.S. Frank E. Evans – Monument Australia

“Missing Names on the Wall” Story of the USS Frank E Evans – Joe Mulitsch

Shoalhaven service honours those lost in US destroyer USS Frank E. Evans disaster

St. Charles County Veterans Museum – The USS Frank E Evans, “The Collision”

Locals ‘Spike’ Jones and ‘Mak’ Makila relive Frank E. Evans disaster

May

Nowra service to honour those lost in USS Frank E. Evans disaster

March

Edgar A. Holsopple Obituary

February

Love Stories: Mary Manley and Eric Lee

2021

July

‘Best job in the world:’ Dan Krizan retires from Mansfield Fire Department after 44 years

Capt. Dan Krizan: ‘I was born to be inside a burning building’

June

Highground dedicates Lost 74 tribute

Obituary for Merle Howard Rasmus

‘Lost 74’ veterans honored with monument at Neillsville memorial park

HMAS Melbourne USS Frank E Evans tragedy memorial to be unveiled at Ulverstone

May

Will high gas prices, low temperatures dampen Lincoln’s Memorial Day spirit? – scroll down to section Memorial Day: Remembering Nebraskans loved and lost for mention of the Sage brothers

April

Community loses “a great one” with passing of JC Campbell

March

Sen. Kevin Cramer Tweets about Evans on Vietnam Veterans Day

Robert Lee Gruber

Ralph Allen Jolliff

January

In Memoriam – John Williams

2020

November

Story of World War II veteran brothers told through exhibit

Congressman Brad Schneider

Remembering Boomer

Vietnam, Three Sage Brothers Killed when Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne collided with the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans

Sen. Cramer Delivers Remarks on Nuclear Modernization, Space Force, Frank E. Evans Act in First Meeting of NDAA Conferees

Obituary – Robert W. Hubbs

October

Sacrifices will be remembered

Weirton Sailor Remembered During ‘Lost 74’ Ceremony

Remembering those who served

September

Two West Virginians remembered for giving their lives during Vietnam War

August

Pair of West Virginians lost at sea honored on memorial stone

Service Reflection: Sights, smells of sinking ship remain with Navy veteran

New monument in Weirton recalls naval disaster

May

Senator Chuck Schumer’s Press Release in support of the USS Frank E Evans Act

Senator Chuck Schumer’s remarks in support of the USS Frank E Evans Act – Twitter

Sen. Cory Booker renews effort on Memorial Day to get names of 74 sailors added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Philadelphia Inquirer

Sen. Booker renews effort to get 74 sailors’ names added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Stars & Stripes

Fight to honor ‘Lost 74’ intensifies as Memorial Day nears – Seacoastonline.com

‘They belong on that wall’ — bill to honor ‘Lost 74’ on Vietnam Memorial keeps running aground – Rollcall.com

‘They belong on that wall’ — bill to honor ‘Lost 74’ on Vietnam Memorial keeps running aground – Military News

March

Postscripts: Vietnam vet still fights to honor men who died on the USS Frank E. Evans – The Westerly Sun

Kerr: Navy can make amends on two 1960s tragedies – Seacoast Online

Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day – Minot Daily News

February

74 drowned sailors are missing from the Vietnam Memorial Wall – Why? – Connectingvets.radio.com

January

Fight persists to add Dover man, ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam memorial – fosters.com

2019

November

Two NH sailors were among the 74 lost on the USS Frank E. Evans – New Hampshire Union Leader

To the survivors of the Evans tragedy in 1969, the Lost 74 deserve a better fate – Concord Monitor

Hawthorne VFW serves up gratitude to post full of veterans – Daily Breeze

October

Hassan, Collins join fight for Lost 74 aboard USS Evans – fosters.com

Op-ed: Time to add ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall – Navy Times

September

Fighting for the ‘Lost 74’ aboard the USS Evans – Seacoast Online

Recalling the sailors of the USS Frank E. Evans – New Hampshire Union Leader

August

My Turn: The ‘lost sailors’ of the USS Frank E. Evans – Concord Monitor

June

In 1969 Three Nebraska Brothers Died On The Same Ship; Their Names Still Not On Vietnam Memorial – NetNebraska.org

Jim Lyall and Ian ‘Spike’ Jones take part in 50th anniversary of Melbourne and Frank E Evans collision – South Coast Register

Niobrara vets to honor 74 sailors, including 3 Sage brothers, who died in 1969 Navy ship collision – Omaha World-Herald

Memories of three brothers who died kept alive in Niobrara – Norfolk Daily News

It is the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne-Evans collision – The Examiner

Today in History, June 3 – GoErie.com

May

‘A slap in the face’: Naval disaster was too far from Vietnam to honor victims on memorial wall – Green Bay Press-Gazette

Lost, but not forgotten: The fight to honor 74 sailors lost at sea – South Bend Tribune

Families Hold Out Hope That 74 US Sailors Killed at Sea Are Honored on Vietnam Veterans Wall – NBCWashington.com

Entombed at sea, St. Joseph sailor recalled – News-Press NOW

USS Frank E. Evans survivor remembers lost shipmates – The Courier

Veterans Journal: Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial events – Providence Journal