Carl Maxie Brashear was a United States Navy sailor.
18 Facts About Carl Brashear
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Carl Brashear was a Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his left leg amputated in 1966.
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Carl Brashear first worked as a diver retrieving approximately 16,000 rounds of ammunition that fell off a barge which had broken in half and sunk.
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Carl Brashear was assigned to escort the presidential yacht the Barbara Anne to Rhode Island.
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Carl Brashear rushed to push a shipmate out of the object's path.
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Carl Brashear was evacuated to Torrejon Air Base in Spain, then to the USAF Hospital at Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany; and finally to the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Carl Brashear remained at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Portsmouth from May 1966 until March 1967 recovering and rehabilitating from the amputation.
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From March 1967 to March 1968, Carl Brashear was assigned to the Harbor Clearance Unit Two, Diving School, preparing for return to full active duty and diving.
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Carl Brashear retired from the United States Navy on April 1,1979, as a master chief petty officer and master diver.
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Carl Brashear then served as a civilian employee for the government at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, and retired in 1993 with the grade of GS-11.
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Carl Brashear had four children: Shazanta, DaWayne, Phillip, and Patrick.
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Carl Brashear's grand-nephew is a retired professional ice hockey player Donald Carl Brashear.
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Carl Brashear died of respiratory and heart failure at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, on July 25,2006.
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Carl Brashear is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Carl Brashear was honored with the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service in October 2000 for 42 years of combined military and federal civilian service.
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On October 24,2007, the Newport News Fire Department dedicated a 33-foot high-speed fireboat named Carl Brashear to be used by their Dive and Marine Incident Response Teams.
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The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear was christened in his honor in San Diego, California, on September 18,2008.
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Carl Brashear was known to frequent the CPO Club onboard Little Creek up until the time of his death.