08/06/2026
Concord, Mass: I wanted to post a heartfelt thanks to all who participated in our 11th Annual USS Indianapolis Honor Watch at our CA-35 National Memorial and Monument on the 81st anniversary of Indy’s torpedoing and tragic sinking on July 30, 1945. When I’m with my USS Indianapolis family, I am always so happy. 😊 The bonds of love and friendship are so strong! My Indy CA-35 family inspire me to be a better person and human being. ❤️ ⚓️🇺🇸
I want to thank and the Indianapolis Rolling Thunder Chapter 1 President Darryle Swartzlander, David Craig, Julie Craig, David Thomas, Susan Davis, David Brewer, Jeff Thatcher, Terry Sanderson,and David Franklin, for helping to honor Indy’s 31 Lost At Sea Hoosier Heroes. 🙏✝️
I want to thank Elko Perchyshyn and his family, for allowing us to fly his Uncle Earl Procai’s 81 year old 48 star American flag over our CA-35 National Memorial, Russ Futrell and the Indianapolis Ladder Company 35, Doug Hardwick with the Indianapolis 500 Gordon Bagpipers, and Indiana Spirit of ‘45 Buglers Bruce E. McKee and Zondra Kale-Griffin, WISH TV Reporter Colin Baillie and Videographer Gabe Thomas, Fox 59, WTHR, and other local media who stopped by to cover our USS Indianapolis CA-35 11th Annual Honor Watch. ⚓️🇺🇸
Special thank you to Sara Vladic and Ted Ott for creating advertising proofs online for our Honor Watch, Michael and Olivia Hussey, for raising American flags for our USS Indianapolis lost at sea families, Jim Belcher for bringing his CA-35 ship, historical artifacts, books, tarps, tables, and other supplies, Sandi Floyd Belcher for her beautiful angelic singing of God Bless America, Deb Polise for being our “official” 2026 Honor Watch Facebook Live videographer this year, Ethan Wright, Museum Curator at the Indiana War Memorial, who gave our Indy family members a private tour of our new CA-35 exhibit, Honorary USS Indianapolis Survivor Kim Roller, for surprising us once again, at our annual Honor Watch, McNamara Florist, for creating another beautiful cross memorial flower arrangement. ✝️ 💐
I am honored to stand watch with Atsuko Iida, Jahn Jaeyen Pak, Alisa Pak and her boyfriend, Izumi Harris, Bob Rainville, Troy Miller, who portrayed Admiral Raymond Spruance, Tatiana Dacko, Jodi Pisula, Nancy Crawford Arterburn, Elizabeth McQuinn, and Karen Corby, Mitra Anne Parsapour, Carolyn Youngmeyer, AmVets, and all active and veteran military service men and women, and the citizens of the great city of Indianapolis, Indiana who visited our 11th Annual USS Indianapolis CA-35 Honor Watch on Thursday, July 30th.
I want to congratulate and welcome aboard Deb Polise, Sandi Belcher, and Pat Stevens, for being our new USS Indianapolis Honorary Lost At Sea Family members! ⚓️🇺🇸
Thank you to our wonderful friends at the Marriott Residence Inn and Courtyard Inn by the canal. We look forward to seeing you all again when we return to Indianapolis! 🏨
I also want to thank all of our USS Indianapolis family members and friends of Indy’s story, who watched us live on Facebook. We hope you heard our personal long distance Honor Watch “shout outs” to Stephanie and Francesca Curran and their wonderful family in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Leighton Rolley in Stirling, Scotland, Martijn van Haren in Belgium, and Rory Latimer in Cape Town, South Africa!
Our USS Indianapolis family send best wishes to William Toti and his wife, Karen, and their family. Bill Toti is currently serving as Under Secretary of the United States Navy. 🫡 🇺🇸⚓️
If I have left anyone out, or if I have misspelled anyone’s name, please let me know. Thanks! 😊
For those who were not able to attend our 11th Annual USS Indianapolis Honor Watch, we missed you! Please consider joining us for next year’s 12th Annual USS Indianapolis Honor Watch at our CA-35 National Memorial and Monument by the canal on Friday July 30, 2027. Our 12th Annual USS Indianapolis CA-35 Honor Watch will be to honor and remember a historic ship, whose shipmates and 888 Gold Star Heroes helped ensure peace for future generations. To be remembered is to live forever. ⚓️ 🇺🇸🙏 ✝️
