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    Unspeakable Regret

    By Sonny Moran

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    It’s ironic to note the first and last American military members who served in World War One to die were a nurse and an ambulance driver. Mr. Frank Buckles was America’s last surviving World War I soldier. He had been an ambulance driver and died of natural causes many years after the war. The first American military member of WWI to be killed in the line of duty strikes close to home. She was a young 29-year-old United States Army Nurse named Helen Wood - my grandmother’s sister, who died at the same time and in the same incident as another nurse. Although 94 years separate their deaths, the first and the last American WWI veterans are now together in the same place. Sonny Moran is also author of the publications Captains of Concrete and Floating Tombstone: The Mysterious Disappearance of North America’s First Concrete Ship.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSonny Moran
    Release dateMar 16, 2013
    ISBN9780986824920
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    Unspeakable Regret
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    Sonny Moran

    As you can tell by my photo, I have had an interest in ships since an early age. My mother, Frances Moran, was dying of cancer. On her journey to say goodbye she showed me a photo she had of a uniformed man she called “Uncle Jack” who was captain of a ship. In the photo, he is standing on the deck of a vessel, in front of a lifeboat identifying the name of the ship. But a strap holding down a tarp over the lifeboat, as well as Uncle Jack’s pose was blocking part of the vessel’s name. I could only read C_S Concre___. After conducting countless hours of marine research, the ship was identified as the CGS Concretia. I was surprised when I learned she was made of concrete. Further research determined she was the first ship in North America to be built of ferro cement (form of concrete) that steamed under her own power. Amazingly, the Concretia has sailed silently through the pages of history – until now. Turning the following pages will bring you aboard the Concretia as she serves and protects with the forerunner of the Coast Guard, the Department of Marine and Fisheries. You will vividly experience life onboard the Concretia as a crewman, an officer, and captain. Enjoy!

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