Commander Stanley Lipski
In the podcast, Sara Vladic, co-author of the book Indianapolis, reads from her book a poignant account of how the men tried to help each other and the agony of having to let go of shipmates who were dying. Vladic writes: .... Stanley Lipski is one of the most respected officers on board Indianapolis. Lipski was blinded from the torpedo explosion. His hands had been severely burned down to the tendons. That first day in the water, talking to Chief Medical officer Lew Haynes, Lipski murmurs, "Lou, I'm dying. Tell my wife I love her and that she should marry again." "I will, Stan," Haynes whispered. When Lipski passes on, Haynes cuts away his life jacket and lets his friend slip silently into the deep. "The Lord is my shepherd," someone began. "I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside still waters." Like a flame passed from one candle to the next, the 23rd Psalm spread from man to man, those who knew it joining in, voices rising until the benediction glowed warm over the spot on the earth where Lipski left this life."