http://portchicagomemorial.org/archives/9 Remembering the sailors who died in the largest home-front disaster of World War II Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:04:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://portchicagomemorial.org/archives/9#comment-6 Ken Rand Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:46:01 +0000 http://portchicagomemorial.org/archives/9#comment-6 Preserving and enhancing the memory of the 1944 explosion is a Good Thing. As a former resident of Port Chicago, I note that nothing is said about the unnecessary Navy buyout of the town in 1968 and the forced eviciton of residents of the entire community. What happened in 1944 was an accident; what happened in 1968 was a crime. The 37th annual town reunion is set for the last Saturday in July at Ambrose Park in Bay Point. Congress will not be there, nor the press; the people will. Port Chicago Isn't There Anymore--But We Still Call It Home. Preserving and enhancing the memory of the 1944 explosion is a Good Thing. As a former resident of Port Chicago, I note that nothing is said about the unnecessary Navy buyout of the town in 1968 and the forced eviciton of residents of the entire community. What happened in 1944 was an accident; what happened in 1968 was a crime. The 37th annual town reunion is set for the last Saturday in July at Ambrose Park in Bay Point. Congress will not be there, nor the press; the people will. Port Chicago Isn’t There Anymore–But We Still Call It Home.

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