I was crestfallen when i foud out they sunk the higbee as a target of the coast of cal near me
I was always a little torn about target ships, and then when I thought it through...it is better to be a target and end up on the bottom of the ocean with holes in you than to have Bangladeshi ship-breakers drag you up on a beach and pull you to pieces!
At least as a target, you get to perform a final service to your country...