On May 14, 2005, the aircraft carrier AMERICA was intentionally scuttled (fancy Navy term for "sunk") to determine what it would take to sink a ship of that size. For more detail, head on back to Saturday's post.
For now, a video of AMERICA's last cruise set to "Time To Say Goodbye." It never fails to make me weepy, threatening confiscation of my "Guy Card."
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Well, now I understand why they sunk it. Still sad.
ReplyDeleteTruly. I still remember when I went aboard her just as they were getting ready to cross the Atlantic following this cruise. Very sad.
DeleteThe passing of an era...
ReplyDeleteSure shows how all things come to an end. Sad she had to be sunk.
ReplyDelete"The ship is getting old, what should we do?"
ReplyDelete"Cowabunga it is."
I love this song and i enjoyed watching this video with this song. As Liz said..End of an era
ReplyDeleteReally makes me sad.
Deleteunfortunately, ship sank ...
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