"Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honor." Romans 13:7
Posted on 04/17/2015 11:17:22 AM PDT by Kartographer
The folks who run the Yorktown say a lot of kids love the ship, but no kid has ever fallen for a sailor who served on the vessel like these two boys have fallen for Mr. Harding. Which is why, for this trip, the Yorktown made special arrangements for a surprise visitor: Mr. Harding.
The boys ran to embrace him; hugging an old salt never felt so sweet.
It was hard to tell who enjoyed it more, or who needed it more. Over the years Mr. Harding says he'd kept most of his war stories to himself.
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Awesome
bttt
Ping
True history.
I’m surprised there’s no lefty campaign to have that horrible war machine removed from their would be otherwise liberal harbor.
...Until they found something else they didn’t like.
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