Camp (DER 251) - Naval Cruise Book

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BURIAL AT SEA O God, Thy sea is great and my boat is so small. The immensity of God's sea felt by the old Breton fish- erman's prayer was brought home to us that sombre, windy afternoon we buried a member of a special Navy team killed in the swamps of Vietnain The rifle blasts were torn away by the wind as he slid into the stillness of the deep. 0 God, Thy sea is great . . . i