John, you know The Thresher sailed from Portsmouth, NH (Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard, actually in Kittery, ME)? I like the song (Phil Ochs' song) a lot, too, and have since I first heard it around 1971, but the song is never sung around here (southern New Hampshire and Maine) -- too many people knew the men who died.

For the 50th anniversary a few weeks ago, they dedicated a memorial flagpole in Kittery Circle.

Here's the memorial site -- Kittery Memorial Site

And here's a local article --Portsmouth Herald

Linn