Portland, Oregon
1925 - 2018
Aristides Stephanos PhoutridesAug. 9, 1925 - June 7, 2018 Aristides Stephanos Phoutrides succinctly and accurately, described himself as "an imperfect man who loved his entire family, his church, his country, his ship and shipmates, and cherished his friends." Aristides was born in Seattle Aug....
Read MoreWe visited the Laffey today and it was humbling to know that it was due to the actions of Ari and his shipmates to keep it afloat. I have a feeling that he was just a much a hero for his family ashore as he was for his floating one. Fair winds and following seas, sailor. Bravo Zulu.
AW
August 03, 2025 | Other
Heard Ari on the front lines doc. Great man and happy that you had such a stalwart in your family.
Mitch Brown
January 01, 2024 | Other
Laffey Patch
A.J. Tarquino
July 09, 2018
Today at Patriots Point, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
A.J. Tarquino
July 09, 2018
Proud to see her steaming on the ocean
A.J. Tarquino
July 09, 2018
Brief History of the Laffey
A.J. Tarquino
July 09, 2018
I am honored to have met Ari through the work parties I'd attended on the USS Laffey DD724. I will never forget the words he spoke about the horrific Kamikaze attacks on April 16, 1945, and about the brave shipmates that did their jobs to keep the ship afloat. R.I.P.
with your shipmates... We have the watch.
A.J. Tarquino
July 09, 2018 | Nashport, OH
USS Laffey (DD-459)
It was on the mourn
That I saw a ship a sailing
The sea was calm
Aristides was young
And he was at the rail.
Roger Shjeetz
June 19, 2018 | USN, WA
Condolences from the Mockford family to you all. I just heard the news today and wanted to say that we wish we could have joined you for the memorial service as Art did for my father in 2015. They were greatest generation veterans of WWII and amazing fathers to think about this father's day. Although I did not know much about that when we were kids it was important to hear his story about USS Laffey in more recent years and it was an honor to have known him. Jim
June 18, 2018
