https://www.sas.usace.army.mil Savannah District News RSS Feed en-us Mon, 19 May 2025 11:42:00 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 23:59:21 GMT https://www.sas.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4189644/a-legacy-that-floats-remembering-sgt-1st-class-john-beale/ Loving, caring and passionate. Those are the three words Crystal Beale uses to describe her late husband, Army Sgt. 1st Class John Beale. Moved by John’s story, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, reached out to Crystal in 2023 to request her permission to name a new survey vessel in his honor.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/May/19/2003717162/115/75/0/250506-A-CE999-1003.JPG' alt='Sgt. 1st Class John Beale poses with his favorite candy while seating in a Georgia Army National Guard armored humvee.' /> <br /> Mon, 19 May 2025 11:42:00 GMT Emily Klinkenborg https://www.sas.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4189644/a-legacy-that-floats-remembering-sgt-1st-class-john-beale/ Coastal Management U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division