PORT TOWNSEND — A local family is beaming with pride after the crew of the frigate their son and grandson is serving aboard saved the lives of eight Iraqi fishermen last week in the southern Persian Gulf.
Laura Blake, owner of the Bayview restaurant, said she learned about the role the USS Gary crew played after her son, Michael Young, e-mailed her Thursday.
U.S. media — including the PDN — also reported on the event Thursday and Friday.
Young, a graduate of Chimacum High School, is an electronics technician 3rd class aboard the Gary and is part of the ship’s main boarding team.
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