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Departure of the USS Nimitz
Vanity
| March 3, 20034
| p. henry
Posted on 03/03/2003 10:00:04 AM PST by p. henry
My firm's offices overlook San Diego Bay. As I write this post, the USS Nimitz and its crew of 5500 sailors and airmen is rounding North Island and heading for the Gulf. A prayer or two would probably be in order.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: deployment; sandiego; ussnimitz
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:00:04 AM PST
by
p. henry
To: p. henry
Godspeed...Come home safe and victorious!
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:02:46 AM PST
by
mhking
To: p. henry
".... a brave ship, traveling in harms way... "
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:03:54 AM PST
by
exnavy
To: p. henry
I escorted this baby on two med cruises, once to the N. Atlantic and once to the S. Atlantic. Those were the days!
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:06:01 AM PST
by
exnavy
To: p. henry
GOD bless her and all that sail in her
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:08:27 AM PST
by
Robe
To: p. henry
"O' hear us when we pray to Thee, for those in peril on the sea".
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:08:36 AM PST
by
elbucko
To: p. henry
God bless and keep America's fine troops.
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:12:26 AM PST
by
NewYorker
To: p. henry
Fox News is covering it live between other news stories. An incredibly moving sight. I pray for safety, protection, comfort, and wisdom for each and every one.
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:14:19 AM PST
by
Ligeia
(No yellow ribbons 4 me! Red, white and blue only)
To: Robe
I live on the sub-base...I can see her now.
To: p. henry
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint."
Isaiah 40:31
Mach 6!
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:15:02 AM PST
by
w_over_w
(Goodbye Saddam, tell Lucifer he's next!)
To: p. henry
I watched on TV.I thought of a happy homecoming when I stood on a dock in San Diego waiting for my husband who had been gone for six months and prayed the men and women on the Nimitz returned safely too. God speed.
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:21:58 AM PST
by
MEG33
To: MEG33
God Bless the Nimitz and the wonderful Americans who serve on her!
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:25:46 AM PST
by
merry10
To: p. henry
My stepson's on the USS Princeton, part of the Nimitz battle group. Spoke to him on the phone for a bit this morning before they shipped out. He's in very good spirits, looking forward to seeing the couple of ports they'll be stopping in along the way. He hasn't started a family yet, so he didn't have any tearful farewells. Of course, my wife is concerned for his safety, but as I tell her, he's surrounded by the strongest military force in the world. At this point, he's safer than we are.
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To: BeechF33A
I watch every face when our troops are shown on TV and pray for their safe return. No matter what the degree of danger I am indebted to anyone who volunteers to serve.
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:44:05 AM PST
by
MEG33
To: p. henry
My wife and I traveled to San Diego a couple of weeks ago. Here is a photo I took of the Nimitz docked at the Coronado Naval Base.
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:53:17 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Freeper Caribbean Cruise May 31-June 7, Staterooms As Low As $510 Per Person For Entire Week!)
To: DoughtyOne
they used to let you sail right up alongside the carriers parked there in that turning basin; since 9/11, however, I'm a little reluctant to try so close ever again ;)
To: Steven W.
:) Smart guy. I'd like to think they are that security concious. Who knows? My arse wouldn't be the one testing this theory. I'm with you.
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posted on
03/03/2003 11:07:32 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Freeper Caribbean Cruise May 31-June 7, Staterooms As Low As $510 Per Person For Entire Week!)
To: p. henry
It was a cool sight to see, wasn't it? I went outside during break from class this morning up in the hills in Old Town to watch the Nimitz leave. I wish I could have gone to the harbor to watch it leave.
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posted on
03/03/2003 6:16:28 PM PST
by
GOPyouth
To: BeechF33A
"I don't see much reason for people to get all teary-eyed over the departure of the Nimitz"
Speak for yourself. One of my life-long friends was a fighter pilot on the Nimitz during the first Gulf war. We worried about him constantly.
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