Memorial Day
On May 25, 11:53*pm, Jenn wrote:
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*"Soundhaspriority" wrote:
"Jenn" wrote in message
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Our condolences to those who have lost loved ones. *We honor their
service
Jenn, did you see the PBS series, "Carrier" ?
A totally unique, utterly touching documentary about the people who serve.
Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
No I didn't. *I've the Nimitz in San Diego though. *Quite a sight.
When I lived in San Diego I went out to NAS North Island a few times.
IIRC the Ranger and the America were based there at the time. I've
also been in Bremerton when the John C. Stennis was in port. Those
suckers are big. :-)
I saw one of them leave port when I was there. My apartment overlooked
the bay. You don't get how big our carrers truly are until you see one
sailing in the open ocean.
Side story: Once you're on base at North Island, there was a road with
a sign that said "Dim Lights and Check For Approaching Aircraft." So I
dim my lights and look left. An S-3 Viking was roaring down the
runway. The road crossed the runway. I have never seen that at any
other military installation. I doubt that it's still like that.
One other San Diego side story: I played golf on NAS Miramar. I was
pitching from about 130 yards out. As my ball went up, two F-18s
passed directly overhead so low that I was afraid my ball was going to
go into one of the intakes. I'm sure they were actually too high for
that, but geez, talk about breaking concentration...
At least I'd imagine these stories could have happened had I ever
served. :-)
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