05/26/2015
**11** Found and spoke with wife of Seawolf Gary Lee STEELE, ADJ3, Maintenance, Binh Thuy, 6/20/1971 to 3/4/1972. Gary was a friend of mine. Wife said he had Hodgkin’s disease, had surgery & radiation which affected his heart made his aorta harden, didn’t get surgery soon enough and had a heart attack that he died from. He also had colon & prostate cancer, diabetes.
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Of 2,552 confirmed Seawolf names,
347 Navy Seawolves still remain to be found, which includes 29 Plank Owners, and 7 prior Association Members we’ve lost contact with.
Sadly, we have 517 confirmed DAT (Died After Tour), (20.26%).