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John Glover Crawford, Jr., 75, of Dumfries, Virginia, passed away on November 21, 2021, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

John Allison, passed away on 10 August 2021 after a seven-year battle against multiple myeloma. He was 71 years old. 

Over the course of his 22 years in Naval Service, Commander Failmezger was awarded eight personal decorations including two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, two Meritorious Service Medals and other commendation and achievement medals.

Charles "Charlie" Kent Kane, a retired Naval Commander and long-time resident of Alexandria, Virginia, died peacefully at his home on 2 July 2021.

Capt. William Marcus (Marc) Luoma, U.S. Navy, age 63, of Arnold, Maryland died of liver disease on Saturday, March 6, 2021. 

Marc was born in Jackson, MS on April 8, 1957 to William and Mada Luoma. He was one of 5 children and grew up on Mobile Bay in Alabama. As a young boy, he could be…

Captain Weldon Jackson "Jack" Campbell, Jr., USN, retired, 62, of Falls Church, VA, passed from his earthly life on April 1, 2021 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center while fighting his last battle with cancer.

Captain Smith was a decorated Vietnam War veteran and intelligence officer who wrote extensively on the future of Naval tactics and doctrine.

Rear Admiral Cronin spent 40 years in active and reserve service, retiring in 1983 as commander of the Naval Reserve Intelligence Program.

Captain Charles Ward Morris, U.S. Navy (Retired), died unexpectedly from acute respiratory failure and pneumonia on Friday, January 1, 2021 at the Virginia Hospital Center. Barbara, his wife of 56 years, was at his side.

Commander Ivan Ernest “Buz” Sawyer, a retired Naval Intelligence Officer, passed away on 30 December 2020. He was 78.

Captain Jonathan P. Younce, USN Ret., 75, of St. Louis, MO, passed away peacefully at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on November 16, 2020 surrounded by his family. Peter waged a courageous battle with a rare form of cancer.

"Dick" Buzzeli worked at NAVSTIC (Navy Scientific and Technical Intelligence Center) starting in the late 1960's. He was a Soviet Navy communications capacities analyst.