Posted 10/05/06: (From Phil Ryan)
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I
had never heard of this. I have only visited in the summer months. I
wonder why the press hasn't enlightened the public about it????
Arlington
National Cemetery
Rest
easy, sleep well my brothers.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest
easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has
held.
Peace, peace, and farewell...
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Readers
may be interested to know that these wreaths --
some 5,000 -- are donated by the Worcester Wreath
Co. of
Harrington
,
Maine
. The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides
the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as
well. He's done this since 1992. A wonderful guy.
Also, most years, groups of
Maine
school kids combine an
educational trip to DC with this event to help
out. Making this even more remarkable is the fact
that Harrington is in one the poorest parts of the
state.
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Posted 8/09/06: (From Chuck Mull)
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USS
REAGAN
Seeing
it next to the
Arizona
Memorial really puts its size into perspective ... Enormous!
Just
thought some of you that don't realize what it takes to run a ship
this size
might
be interested in the facts. Please read about the USS Reagan.
Also notice
the
respect that they give the
Arizona
Memorial when passing it....
This
is absolutely beautiful!
USS
REAGAN PASSING THE
ARIZONA
MEMORIAL
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Boy!!!
When the Bridge pipes "Man the Rail" there is a lot of rail to man on
this monster.
Shoulder
to shoulder around 4½ acres. This doesn't give her displacement but it is
about
100,000 tons with full complements.
Capability
Top
speed exceeds 30 knots
Powered
by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without
refueling
Expected
to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
Carries
over 80 combat aircraft
Three
arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less
than 400 feet
Size
Towers
20 stories above the waterline
1092
feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall
Flight
deck covers 4.5 acres
4
bronze propellers, each 21 feet across
and
weighing 66,200 pounds
2
rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
4
high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet
Dates
Dec.
8, 1994 Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding
Feb
12, 1998 Keel laid
Oct
1, 2000 Pre-commissioning Unit established
March
4, 2001 Christened by Mrs. Nancy Reagan
May
5, 2003 First underway
July
12, 2003 Commissioned
July
23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA
Capacity
Home
to about 6,000 Navy personnel
Carries
enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
18,150
meals served daily
Distillation
plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for
2000 homes
Nearly
30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring 1,400 telephones,
14,000 pillowcases
and
28,000 sheets
Costs
the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation
Costs
the Navy approximately $2.5 million per day for underway operations (Sailor's
salaries included).
Posted 9/26/03: (Mars
and Chapel Dome)
Taken by Jack Akin on recent visit to the Yard.
It is tough to see
in the picture, but distinct and red when I use the magnifying glasses. The
question is' "Did Mars and Isabel team up for the flood a month
later"?
Hurricane Isabel hits U. S. Naval Academy
These shots were taken on Sep. 22, 2003 after Isabel's major flooding had subsided:
Kelly Court, Dahlgren Hall and 6th Wing Landward side of
8th Wing and Lejeune Hall
McDonough and the Sailing
Basin
Mid-Store Parking Lot and MacDonough Hall
Posted 5/02/02: (From Chuck Mull - The World Trade Center from
Above for the 101st Airborne)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Army News Service
An aircraft filled with 101st Airborne Division soldiers en route to
Afghanistan circled the World Trade Center disaster site in lower Manhattan
last week to remind the troops of why they were deploying. It was
the
first time since Sept. 11 that the Federal Aviation Administration allowed a
commercial plane to fly over the site.
Capt. Richard Osborne, pilot of MD-11 World Airways, radioed 20 minutes
head to coordinate the maneuver and
the air traffic controllers were notably moved by the request. "They were
happy to do it when we told them
the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) was on board," said Osborne.
"These people are going over
there and are literally risking their lives in response to the terror that
occurred at that place; it was very significant that they get an opportunity
to see it."
For the soldiers of Task Force 187 making the trip, it was a reminder of
what the mission is all about. "It was definitely a sobering
moment, (a
reminder) of what we're doing here," said Spc. Raymond Ballance,
Company D,
311th Military Intelligence, ground surveillance. "It brought it
back to
the front of my mind, of why we're doing this, by seeing those two barren
sites."
Ballance is also prepared to make the sacrifice to help eliminate terrorism.
"Hopefully I'll find some bad guys and detain them so we can bring them
to
justice," said Ballance. Osborne, who was an Army aviator during Vietnam,
said he was proud to have the job of flying the "Screaming Eagles"
to their
destination. "I'm glad we're able to bring them on this leg and
what we're
really looking forward to is bringing each and every one of them back
home,"
said Osborne. "I was proud when I served in the military and I'm proud of
the quality of people who are on board today." NOW TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
THEY
SAW...
Near the bottom center
of the picture, at about the lower right hand corner of Ground Zero you will
see an area of green (trees), with a gray building near the bottom of it.
The building is St. Paul's Chapel, a truly beautiful colonial era
church in which George Washington worshipped. The church and the fence
around it are completely covered with notes, pictures, mementos, and
remembrances. The church continues to be a site of rest and reflection
for the rescue and construction workers at Ground Zero. Food, drink,
personal care products, a masseuse, foot doctor, and chaplain are on duty
24/7 to serve the workers. It is truly a holy place.
Enlarge the picture once you open it.
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Move the arrow from side to side and up and down on this photo.
Posted 3/28/02: (From Chuck
Mull) (A chicken hawk in Afghanistan)
Posted 3/15/02: (From Chuck Mull) (Effective
night view of the WTC ceremonial)
Posted 3/31/02: (From Chuck Mull - Recent formation in the
Arabian Sea, representing four nations)
Foreground to background, by columns:
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT W/ESCORT LEYTE GULF ASTERN (UNITED STATES)
ITS GARIBALDI W/ESCORT ZEFIERO (ITALY)
FS CHARLES DE GAULLE W/ESCORT JEAN BART (FRANCE)
HMS ILLUSTRIOUS W/ESCORT SOUTHAMPTON (UK)
USS JOHN C STENNIS W/ESCORT PORT ROYAL (UNITED STATES)
Posted 1/19/00: (From Phil Ryan, "Thought ya'll might appreciate this
picture") (F-18 breaking the sound barrier).
Posted 12/25/00: A friend sent me this. Earthlights at night
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
Posted 7/07/01: (From Larry Hawkins)
Iceberg Snapshot
This came from a Rig Manager for Global Marine Drilling in St. Johns,
Newfoundland.
They actually divert the path of these things away from the rig by towing them
with ships! Anyway, in this particular case
the water was calm, and the sun was almost directly overhead, so
a diver was
able to get this shot. They estimated the weight at 300,000,000
tons.
Posted 2/09/02: (A wonderful flag tribute from Tom Doran, a
patriotic tennis friend)
Posted 3/09/02: (From Chuck Mull - The flight paths of
destruction on Sep. 11, 2001)
Hi Jack,
Hope this works.
With best regards, Chuck
