When the President’s sister said to “bring the ship alive” and all those young men and women ran onto the ship, I stood there watching, crying, and clapping with no one else in the room except the dogs.
If this thread is any indication, that was happening in quite a few places across the country. The "dignitaries" seemed as awestruck as we were.
68 posted on 01/10/2009 6:50:16 PM PST by Bahbah
(Typical white person-Snow white)
When the President’s sister said to “bring the ship alive” and all those young men and women ran onto the ship, I stood there watching, crying, and clapping with no one else in the room except the dogs.
Me too. Brings back a lot of memories. My job was in the engine room of an Essex class carrier in 45.