Members of the Covella family lay a wreath during a rededication ceremony for Covella Pond in honor of late Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Covella, Jan. 8. The base pond was officially named “Covella Pond” and marked with a bronze plaque mounted on a marble monument, Sept. 23, 1969. Covella was mortally wounded while serving as an advisor to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam, Jan. 3, 1966. - Members of the Covella family lay a wreath during a rededication ceremony for Covella Pond in honor of late Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Covella, Jan. 8. The base pond was officially named “Covella Pond” and marked with a bronze plaque mounted on a marble monument, Sept. 23, 1969. Covella was mortally wounded while serving as an advisor to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam, Jan. 3, 1966.