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Video: Watch the burial at sea ceremony * * * * * Ending the unusual saga of an Omaha family, the ashes of a wartime sailor were recently "consigned to the sea. 15, gave comfort to relatives of Edward J. Frodyma, who grew up in a large South Omaha family and fought with distinction in World War II and the Korean War. His Omaha relatives thought his ashes had been buried at sea in 1992 but learned last year that they had been held by another brother on the West Coast. After that brother died last June, the executor of his estate called and surprised Irv by asking what to do about Edward's ashes. Edward Frodyma, who lived in California but returned to his hometown each summer, died nearly 20 years ago. Those dignified words of the U. S. Navy, and the solemn burial in the Pacific Ocean on Dec.Source: Omaha World-Herald

Mar 18, 2010 by moonpartho | Posted in Military
Well, for one of its soldiers rather than sailors. Secondly, it is a metaphor for Christians as soldiers (ref arms of Christ in Ephesians) so it's not really applicable to secular military functions ... especially when the service of his evil.
Dec 07, 2006 by Alex | Posted in Religion & Spirituality
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm has bound the restless wave,
Biddest that the vast deep ocean
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
Apr 12, 2010 by Taro K | Posted in Religion & Spirituality
In the navy hymn "Eternal Father, strong to save", what does "Save all who dare the eagle's flight" mean? What is "eagle's flight"?
I am a Japanese learning English who listened to this hymn in the movie "Titanic".
The Movie version wasn't the version that would have been used at the time. That was added for the Air Force.It means all who fly!
by Jane Marie Malcolm
Dykes' name may be recognized as that of the composer given credit for the music to many other well-known hymns, including "Holy, Holy, Holy," "Lead, Kindly Light," "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and "Nearer, My God to Thee. The original words were written as a hymn by a schoolmaster and clergyman of the Church of England, the Rev. Dykes (1823-1876) , who had originally written the music as "Melita" (ancient name for the Mediterranean island of Malta). " In the following year, 1861, the words were adapted to music by another English clergyman, the Rev. Whiting (1825-1878) resided on the English coast near the sea and had once survived a furious storm in the Mediterranean....
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“The Navy Hymn” The song known to US Navy men and women as “The Navy Hymn” (also
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A Navy Seahawk from 816 Squadron has visited Australia Zoo to present a donation to support the plight of endangered tigers. The visit coincided with flying serials currently being undertaken in the southern Queensland region.
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A Navy Seahawk from 816 Squadron has visited Australia Zoo to present a donation to support the plight of endangered tigers. The visit coincided with flying serials currently being undertaken in the southern Queensland region.
816’s motto is ‘imitate the action of a tiger’...
A Navy Seahawk from 816 Squadron has visited Australia Zoo to present a donation to support the plight of endangered tigers. The visit coincided with flying serials currently being undertaken in the southern Queensland region.
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