Ken and Captain Paulson, C.O. of USS Merrill; Tiger Cruise, Pearl Harbor to San Diego, 1980 (at the tail end of Ray's first deployment).

The whole Trygstad clan, 1989, celebrating Blair's and Derek's baptisms and completion of Ray's M.S. degree. From left to right: Ray's daughter Blair, Ray's wife Lynn, Ray, Ray's son Andrew, Tracey, Ken, Greta, Steven holding his son Derek, and Steven's wife Linda.

Ken and one of his several "adopted" sons, Rafael Cruzeta.

Ken, Greta, Tracey (the "baby"), and Tracey's husband, Brad Crawford, at Tracey's wedding, June 1996.