The Seaman Xavier Sandor Support for Sailors Act would authorize allowances for junior sailors to pay for housing when their ships undergo extended overhauls.
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The U.S. Navy is investigating a catastrophic string of suicides aboard the USS George Washington while the aircraft carrier was docked in Newport News, Virginia, undergoing extended maintenance.
later. he had just turned 19. and joining me now are xavier s parents, john sander and mary graft. thank you so much for joining us. i m so sorry that we are here and that xavier is not, and that we re talking about him being gone here. can you just tell us a little bit about your son, who he was, and why he wanted to join the navy? he was a great boy. he was always a leader. he started off in martial arts at the age of 5. received his second degree black belt, moved on from all that, played quarterback all the way through high school, graduated and enlisted into the united states navy. following in his grandfather s footsteps. mary, can you tell me a little bit about xavier?