Paul Ignatius, Navy secretary at height of Vietnam War, dies at 104

Remains of US Navy pilot missing from Vietnam War returned to Norfolk 57 years later

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After 57 years, Capt. Thomas Edwin Scheurich is finally home.   The remains of Scheurich, a U.S. Navy captain, have finally returned home after he disappeared during the Vietnam War nearly six decades ago.   A motorcycle escort featuring law enforcement from all over Hampton Roads, along with Patriot Guard Riders, led Scheurich’s family to the tarmac at Norfolk International Airport. There, a large crowd of first responders…

Paul Ignatius, Navy secretary at height of Vietnam War, dies at 104

Paul R. Ignatius, a management consultant who served as secretary of the Navy at the height of the Vietnam War and spent two turbulent years as president of The Washington Post, died Nov. 6 at his home in Washington. He…

Paul Robert Ignatius (1920-2025) - Find a Grave...

American Businessman and Military Figure. Paul Robert Ignatius served as the 59th United States Secretary of the Navy from 1967 to 1969 under President Lyndon B. Johnson, following his tenure as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics. A Harvard Business School graduate and son of Armenian...

In Memory of Paul R. Ignatius (1910–2025)

The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California mourns the passing former U.S. Secretary of Navy & U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul R. Ignatius, a distinguished public servant, highly decorated Navy veteran, and cherished member of the Armenian American community, who passed away on November 6, 2025, at the age of 104. Born in Glendale, California, to Armenian immigrant parents, Mr. Ignatius served as a commissioned lieute…

Like many combat vets, Jim Kyle has 2 families – one related by blood, the other by war

This photo of Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jim Kyle was taken at a large re-supply area and landing zone in Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, in 1969 about a month before his one-year tour in Vietnam ended. The site was nicknamed "LZ Stud" because "it was huge," Jim said.