Carl Saltzmann — I Had a Comrade (1907)
“Death is at all times solemn, but never so much so as at sea. A dozen men are shut up together in a little bark upon the wide, wide sea, and for months and months see no forms and hear no voices but their own, and one is taken suddenly from among them, and they miss him at every turn. It is like losing a limb. There are no new faces or new scenes to fill up the gap. There is always an empty berth in the forecastle, and one man wanting when the small night-watch is mustered. There is one less to take the wheel, and one less to lay out with you upon the yard. You miss his form, and the sound of his voice, for habit had made them almost necessary to you, and each of your senses feels the loss.”
Richard Henry Dana - "2 years Before The Mast"
Derek was a founder of a global volunteer organization with more than 600 volunteers working in many danger areas and helped more than 200,000 civilians across the world. As a medic he personally helped and treated civilians during the battle of Mosul in Iraq.
We are adding a special item to the game in Gold Leader memory.
Derek - you are most definitely are at peace drinking with Nelson and Blackbeard. We all hope we don't meet you too soon Gold Leader ... But some day... some day we will.