Keywords: US Navy 070619-N-6081J-014 Lt. Cmdr. Paul Evers, a Navy chaplain aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), recites memorial rites for Robert Lee Royer.jpg en CARIBBEAN SEA June 18 2007 - Lt Cmdr Paul Evers a Navy chaplain aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort T-AH 20 recites memorial rites for Robert Lee Royer a World War II Navy chief pharmacist's mate as Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Anthony Aubright and Comfort command chaplain Lt Cmdr Karl Kish pay respects Royer enlisted the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks and served until the end of the war He was involved in the initial landings at Guadalcanal and the Battle of Okinawa and also served aboard the USS Haven AH-12 a predecessor to Comfort His decorations included the Silver Star Purple Heart Presidential Unit Citation and the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Jones RELEASED 2007-06-18 070619-N-6081J-014 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 47428 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Jones PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Haven AH-12 United States Navy chaplains Aboard USNS Comfort T-AH-20 |