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Lord, stand beside the men who build,
And give them courage, strength, and skill.
O grant them peace of heart and mind,
And comfort loved ones left behind.
Lord, hear our prayers for all Seabees,
Where'er they be on land or sea.
~~R. J. Dietrich (1960)

We pause to remember those who died
With so much courage, so much pride.
They'll never come back, but memories endure
To remind us of freedom: fragile, pure.
We're worthy of their sacrifice if we pause each day, Not just on the last Monday in May.
--John T. Bird

Marvin Glenn Shields
Marvin Glenn Shields was born in Port Townsend, Washington, on December 30, 1939. He attended Port Townsend High School and in 1962 enlisted in the U.S. Navy at Seattle, Washington. After recruit training in San Diego, California, he was assigned to Naval Air Station, Glynco, Georgia. He was subsequently transferred to Construction Battalion School at Port Hueneme and later assigned to Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven. As a member of Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven, Seabee Team 1104, he served in Vietnam in 1965. On June 10, 1965, his compound was attacked by Viet Cong forces. Petty Officer Shields was mortally wounded during his engagement and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in action.

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