Brothers In Arms To The End

Photo: The late Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Harris, shown here in 2011 inspecting an oxygen mask, died last year along with Petty Officer 1st Class James Reyher in a diving accident at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jah’mai C.J. Stokes)

Navy Diver Heroic To The Last Breath -- Virginia Pilot

As they slowly asphyxiated at the bottom of a pond last year, two Navy divers shared something extraordinary: the choice to die together rather than abandon a fellow sailor.

That selflessness went with Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Harris and Petty Officer 1st Class James Reyher to their deaths on Feb. 26, 2013 – undiscovered until a Navy investigator reconstructed the events.

The investigation, conducted more than 16 months ago, was released last week to The Virginian-Pilot under the Freedom of Information Act. It pinpointed a series of failures that contributed to the training accident that day at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland: bad leadership, poor decision-making and faulty equipment.

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More News On The Drowning Deaths Of Two U.S. Navy Divers

Navy diver drowned refusing to leave his fellow sailor -- Washington Post
Heroic Navy diver drowned after refusing to leave his fellow sailor to die alone underwater during a botched training exercise -- Daily Mail
Navy Diver Wouldn’t Leave Trapped Comrade Behind Even as Equipment Failed. Report Shows Just How Selfless Their Final Actions Were. -- The Blaze

My Comment: Out thoughts and prayers are with the families and their loved ones.