Major Lee Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago I recently had opportunity for a short visit in Mobile, Alabama. Took some time to see the battleship BB60 USS Alabama. What a marvelous ship! Got to crawl into one of the 16" gun turrets. So much to see! I can honestly say that if I had ever served on her, I definitely would be running a twin 20mm AA gun! Even better, the entire facility is a dedicated veteran memorial park, with aircraft and vehicles from across the American military services. The WWI submarine, USS Drum is there, on an elevated dry mount. Finally, I had the chance opportunity to speak at length with the Executive Director, Cmdr (USN retired) Mark Fields. We spoke about veteran affairs, history education for children, and shot the breeze about our service time. What a brilliant gentleman to lead this hallowed park. A few pictures below... (I have more pics, but need to get home to access them.) 6
Goob113870 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago wow great post. got to go see her when i was like 13 or 14 (83-84). had a blast onboard.
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