Jamie spoke at the USS Lagarto memorial in Manitwoc, Wisconsin in May 2006. The event was attended by three hundred family members , WW2 Submarine Veterans and USN officers from Pearl Harbor.

Admiral Cassias, Commander Submarine Force US Pacific Fleet, thanked the MV Trident team for locating the submarine, and at last an acknowledgment that it was probably the USS Lagarto.

The story was told on National TV on Memorial weekend, see CBS News