[babygene]

“My Uncle was on the Forrestal. He even marched in Richard Nixon’s inauguration parade.”

My brother was on it too during the fire.

[Fiji Hill]

“My Uncle was on the Forrestal. He even marched in Richard Nixon’s inauguration parade.”

I also marched in Richard Nixon's inauguration parade as a member of the Whittier (Calif.) High School band.

[Tugo]

Rumor has it amidst the fire, some bad things happened. Looting of the dead and summary justice adding to the death toll. Ship life on Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Midway in Viet Nam era was conflicted.