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After eight years of relentless campaigning, the sons of two Royal Navy sailors finally secured a memorial plaque honoring all eight Northern Irish crewmen aboard the HMS Amethyst during the deadly 1949 Yangtze River attack. Their fathers, Sammy Bannister and Raymond McCullough Senior, survived horrific wounds and trauma, with McCullough Senior enduring lifelong nightmares. The plaque, unveiled in Newtownabbey, stands as a solemn tribute not just to their dads, but to every young sailor who gave their all — and never came home. With local support finally turning the tide, the brothers say this moment fulfills a lifelong dream: to ensure history remembers their fathers’ courage and the sacrifice of every crew member aboard that doomed ship.

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