John W. Alber, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) passed away on July 26, 2011 at age 79. “Big John” was with HMM-265 on the Carib cruise in 1965 and later came to Vietnam with HMM-262. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy “Nora”; loving father of Richard and father-in-law of his wife, Stephanie; devoted grandfather of Noelle,Nicholas, Chase and Hannah. Graveside services were held on October 11, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery. [Source]