Global InformationLee Mirecki incident information
Lee Mirecki | |
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| Born | December 10, 1968 Appleton, Wisconsin |
| Died | March 2, 1988 (aged 19) Pensacola, Florida |
| Buried | Boulder Junction, Wisconsin |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Rank | Seaman recruit |
Lee Mirecki was a 19-year-old United States Navy sailor from Appleton, Wisconsin, who was killed by drowning during a "sharks and daisies" military rescue training exercise on March 2, 1988. His death became a cause célèbre among those campaigning against bullying in military training regimes. As a result of his death a number of procedures and guidelines within the Navy's training programs were changed.[1] He is cited by name in the Navy documentation supporting these changes.
- ^ Jones, Paul L. (June 26, 1991). "Navy Training Safety: High-Risk Training Can be Safer" (PDF). United States General Accounting Office.