Keywords: US Navy 040815-N-1573O-019 Sailors stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) gather on the flight deck during a memorial service to honor four fallen Sailors.jpg en Pacific Ocean Aug 15 2004 Sailors stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN 74 gather on the flight deck during a memorial service to honor four fallen Sailors The Sailors were assigned to the Blue Wolves of Sea Control Squadron Three Five VS-35 based at Naval Air Station North Island Calif when their S-3B Viking aircraft impacted Kita Iwo Jima an uninhabited island located approximately 39 nautical miles north of Iwo Jima The Viking was on a routine training mission as part of the Joint Air Sea Exercise JASEX 04 Among the fallen were Lt Patrick Sean Myrick 31 of Santa Monica Calif ; Lt James Joseph Pupplo 34 of Selden N Y ; Lt Cmdr Scott Allen Zellem 35 of Indiana Penn ; and Petty Officer Second Class Joshua Brent Showalter 24 of Fontana Calif U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Tyler Orsburn RELEASED 2004-08-15 040815-N-1573O-019 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17089 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Tyler Orsburn PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 |