frank e. evans in june of 1969. as my friend from north dakota explained, the names of the 74 who died on the u.s.s. frank evans have been omitted because they died just outside the combat zone. but they had seen the heat of battle in vietnam. the u.s.s. frank evans had been part of the tet offensive and was scheduled to return to the combat zone before sinking. that these men's lives ended in the tragedy of a training accident rather than in the line of fire makes no difference in the final analysis. they went off to war and laid their lives, laid down their lives in service of the country they loved. i was fortunate to know larry riley sr. of syracuse, new york. known to us as chief riley, who was serving on the frank evans alongside his son, larry riley jr. on that fateful day in 1969. larry sr. survived that day. junior did not. and for the rest of his life, chief riley petitioned his country to give his son and his fellow shipmates the very least it could give to them -- due recognition. i sat in chief riley's l