41. Warships filled the harbour, and navy men and merchant seamen swelled the population of the capital city. 42. But many Navy men and women lament the passing of an era and the shift to reliance on civilians. 43. Born a healthy son of a Navy man , he is now the medically needy son of a convict. 44. "These young black Navy men dealt with racism every single day, " the actor says. 45. Of the 17 Navy men aboard PCF 43, two, perhaps three, were killed, including Droz. 46. The jobs the enlistees filled were those previously held by Navy men who had been called to combat service. 47. There were unconfirmed reports that 12 Ijaw youths and two navy men died in the initial outburst on Friday. 48. The Navy manned each vessel with a regular Navy man as master and nine men from the Sea Fencibles. 49. Navy men had been assigned to army units as shore party spotters to direct all fire more than inland.50. Several Navy men who performed later actions were awarded the medal before him, the first being Robert Williams.
