"This site is dedicated to the memory of six men who paid the ultimate price and to the other 38 men who survived the call! To their families and all the men and women who have served or are serving our great nation here and abroad. To the many young lives that ended tragically before their dreams could be realized, to the many families, friends and lives that were touched by that loss and for all who went ......
“Beyond The Call of Duty"
11DEC73 Fire Abord Kitty Hawk®
By Edward Thomas Rieth
About the Author
Edward Thomas Rieth (Rusty) served in P-2 Div. aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in 1973 when a tragic fire broke out in the #1 Main
Machinery Room that took the life of a good friend (Michael Deverich) and five other shipmates during which he himself was permanently injured during suspression efforts 11DEC73.
For nearly a decade now Ed has been conducting research, interviews and compiling documentation so that the whole story of that night in Kitty Hawk history could be told and so that the whole world could hear the story the way it happened. Difficult for many to recall and painful for those who can.
Machinery Room that took the life of a good friend (Michael Deverich) and five other shipmates during which he himself was permanently injured during suspression efforts 11DEC73.
For nearly a decade now Ed has been conducting research, interviews and compiling documentation so that the whole story of that night in Kitty Hawk history could be told and so that the whole world could hear the story the way it happened. Difficult for many to recall and painful for those who can.
Kitty Hawk Photo Gallery and History
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