Secretary o f the Navy and reading of the names of those lost on USS THRESHER Lessons (Sometimes) Learned and Often Forgotten . • Keynote Speaker: Captain Ollie T. Lewis, USN, Commander, Submarine Squadron 12 • Navy Hymn: L ori Arsenault & Debra Henderson, Daughters of ENC(SS) Tilmon Joseph Arsenault, USS Thresher • Tolling of the Bells. In addition to the Tolling of the Bells ceremony, retired submariners in western South Dakota are invited to the Polaris Base submarine veterans club, … The Service concluded with a Tolling of the Bells for the lost boats and a wreath was cast onto the waters of Galveston harbor. Reader #2: Bill Forbes, USS Thresher Former Crew Member These occasions reminded me of two ship's bells I saw on Oahu in 1999 when I lived at the Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor while on a period of active duty in the Marine Corps. Reader #1: Jerry Schock, USSVI Thresher Base Eagle Scout Coordinator. The "Tolling the Boats" Memorial Day Service has been held every Memorial Day since 1977 by the U.S. The Los Angeles Pasadena Base of the USSVI is the officially recognized custodian of the National Submarine … 22 The Saturday morning Tolling of the Bells served as a memorial to those lost at sea while serving on submarines. Which submarines to include -- which to exclude -- under what circumstances -- and the historical rationale for the decision. After Holland’s speech, the Tolling of the Bells ceremony took place honoring the more than 3,500 sailors aboard 52 submarines killed during the war. Tolling the Boats Every year the Tolling of the Boats Ceremony commemorates those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving aboard U.S. Navy submarines. The ceremony ended with the traditional tolling of the bells, where the name of every American submarine lost and the circumstances the boat sank was read, followed two sharp clangs of a bell. Submarine Veterans of World War II. The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Tolling of the Bells ceremony 74. th . A commentary by Jim Christley on the subject of counting lost boats in a "Tolling the Bell/Boats" ceremony. After the Ser vice, Shipmates and Guests toured Cavalla and were impressed by the progress of the restoration. The Wednesday banquet was … Submarine Group 9 sailors, veterans and visitors gathered in remembrance of the sailors and submarines that were lost during war at a “Tolling … Presentation Name . The tolling of the ship's bell reminds us of the reverence we owe to our departed shipmates and to those who guard …