MARIE  Commemoration, June 4-6, 2010

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15 Days in 1960

15 Days in 2010

MEN of the MARIE

Seven men set out at sunrise, 7 AM, on Tuesday, June 7, 1960 aboard the converted landing craft MARIE from Santa Barbara Harbor. Their destination? The waters off Santa Cruz Island most likely around Smugglers Cove.  Their mission? Testing underwater classified infrared communication equipment as part of a U.S. defense industry contract.  Those men and the MARIE were never seen alive again.  More...

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The MARIE Commemoration scheduled 4 – 6 June 2010 provides an opportunity to:  honor what was lost, celebrate those who strove to make a difference, and rejoice because we have a 50 year perspective with lessons worth passing along.  Come and honor the men who are part of the origins of "communicating over a beam of light" and advancing America's national security capabilities on land, under-water, and in the heavens.  For those with a pearl of information or a pearl of wisdom about the MARIE, collecting your Oral Histories is important in building the entire story as remembered by family, friends and colleagues. More... 

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Dr. Niel F. Beardsley

L. Dale Howell

Paul T. Lovette

Harold (Hal) H. Mackie, Jr.

H. James (Jim) McCaffrey

James (Jim) C. Russell

Diego (Jim) S. Terres, Jr.

If you are a family member, friend, or colleague of any lost on the MARIE, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to you for your loss…

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“I consider these men as being as worthy of hero stature as the pilot of the U2 planes, because even though they did not know that their lives were in danger, they did die while undertaking a project to help insure the safety of the free world.” Markham Field MacLin, SB News Press 17 June 1960

 

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Man in his search for knowledge always has had to confront nature, in the air, on land or at sea.  Since the beginning of time this has been so. Only among the brave, the pioneers, will you find men who willingly meet nature in the quest for knowledge alone.  The men aboard the MARIE were dedicated to this purpose.”  Gordon Humphrey, Raytheon Communicator, Raytheon Santa Barbara Operations, July 1960

 

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To remember, what Was lost and gained,

To honor those who strove to make a difference,

To Rejoice because younger generations need to be inspired and challenged...

to make a difference.

 

 

                                                                           

Last Updated,  March 11, 2010.  Copyright © 2001-2010 Teresa Newton-Terres  All Rights Reserved.