NSGA Sabana Seca Puerto Rico, Navy Day Ball 1994 Left to Right: CTM3 Karen Foeller (Roth) CTA3 Hill
	Navy Buddies 1993 Navy Day Ball Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico Back Row , Left to Right: CTM1 Toni Beard, CTM2 Kay Blankenship, Mrs. Biggs, CTM3 Karen Foeller (Roth) Front Row: CTM1 Joe Beard, CTA2 Mark Biggs

Twenty-five years ago, terrorists attacked unarmed sailors enroute to a day watch at NSGA Sabana Seca. CTO1 John Ball, the Comms Supervisor, had volunteered to drive the Navy bus. RM3 Emil White, seated behind John was one of many other sailors on the bus. Both were killed by gunfire when the bus was blocked by a van and a pickup truck driven by terrorists. Many other sailors onboard were injured.

IN MEMORIAM - December 3, 1979
	NSGA Sabana Seca
CTO1 John Ball		RM3 Emil White
SAILORS ONBOARD RM3 Cottie Allen (wounded) CTO1 John Ball (killed) CTRSN Allen Bush (wounded) CTRSN Brad Clark (wounded) CTT2 Cindy Edwards (wounded) CTM3 Joe Key (wounded) CTRSN Clifton Looney CTM2 Robert Minnick RM3 Drusilla Penderghest CTRSA Monique Ritter (wounded) CTOSN Rich Sauter (wounded) CTO3 Sandy Seaton (wounded) CTRC Warren C. Smith (wounded) CTTSN Ken Toman RM3 Emil White (killed) RM3 Debra Whitehurst (wounded) CTM3 Gil Zuback

While those who suffered remain in our memories, we will not allow the horror of December 3rd 1979 to totally replace better memories of NSGA Sabana Seca. Following December 3rd 1979, the Navy and Marine community there carried on. We continued our mission, cared for our families and cared for one another. We got back to "normal" as quickly as possible. We still had Christmas in 1979, The CPO's still held initiation that December and The Sabana Seca Players continued to perform on our stage. Our kids still went to school and we still went out the gate into a welcoming community. I'm proud to say the sailors and marines of NSGA Sabana Seca continued to perform their missions into the 21st century.