There are certain news stories of which I never tire of reading. One of them involves the exploits of the men and women who scour the depths of our planet's oceans and often discover simply extraordinary things.
Last week, more than four miles beneath the ocean's surface east of the Samar Island in the Philippine Sea, in 21,180 feet of water, an expedition by undersea techology company Caladan Oceanic found the wreck of the USS Johnston, a Fletcher-class destroyer sunk on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles of World War II.
Lt. Commander Ernest E. Evans, a Native American, commanded the Johnston and you can read here just what he, his crew, and their ship did during the final day of the Johnston's life, which was also the final day of Lt. Evans' life and one hundred and eighty-five of his men. Lt. Commander Evans posthumously became the only World War II destroyer commander and the first Native American in the United States Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
-AK
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