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We had solar-powered lights shipped to the cemetery. We mailed a USS BOSTON flag to Myrna, and just received this acknowledgment:

Background: When the BOSTON was getting ready to go on her last UNITAS deployment, in which she circumnavigated South America, I had a bright idea, and cleared it with the board of directors and the CO of the BOSTON. We acquired 3x5 American flags, highest quality, made in USA, and provided them to the boat, along with blank Certificates of Authenticity.

At various places on that deployment the duty crew would go topside with a flag at 0800, announce "Attention to Colors" and raise that flag at the main hoist while all on deck saluted the colors. The date, time, latitude and longitude was recorded for each flag, and the skipper (CDR David Olivier) signed each certificate. When they returned from that deployment they returned the flags and certificates to us.

We have made those flags available to all USS BOSTON Shipmates, as an opportunity to have a piece of BOSTON history, and to raise money for the organization. Many Shipmates have seized the opportunity. Mine is in a triangular case in a place of honor in our home.

As part of our memorial to Ray Andersen we have provided one of those flags to the Mare Island Naval Cemetery.