wˌaɪl wɪððə sˈɛkənd flˈiːt, ɹˈɪtʃ sˈɜːvd ɪnðə sˈɜːtʃ ænd ɹˈɛskjuː ɡɹˈuːp wˌɪtʃ stˈiːmd ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈaʊt ʌv ðˈɛnsˈɛnəɾɚ dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədiz flˈaɪt tə sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ˌɔn hɪz ɡˈʊd wɪl vˈɪzɪt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
While with the 2nd Fleet, Rich served in the search and rescue group which steamed along the route of then-Senator John F. Kennedy's flight to South America on his good will visit in 1960.