"WITNESSES BEGIN TELLING OF RECRUIT'S DEATH AT PENSACOLA" Monterey Herald 6/5/88

Airman recruit William Miredki, after training session, was panic stricken and shouted "leave me alone..I quit." Mirecki was having difficulty and swam to the side of the pool. Six sailors told classmates to "turn your backs and sing the National Anthem loud," so loud they would cover up the screams of Mirecki while his head was held under water until he was dead. "Oh say, we can't see, we are turned with our backs to you."