'THE FORGOTTEN 49'

Remembering the fallen during yet another stupid, senseless war on this Memorial Day ...

In the early-morning hours of January 17th 1977, sailors and Marines stationed on the USS Trenton and USS Guam boarded a liberty boat in Barcelona to return to their ships which were anchored in that historic city’s harbor.

As the “Mike 6” assault boat cut through the choppy, 40-degree waters, it was struck on its starboard side by a speeding 380-ton Sp…