Remember watching that in Boot Camp in 1982.
Operated almost entirely out of Mayport Naval Station along with the Saratoga, Jacksonville, FL. I will never forget when the Sara came back home after the first Gulf War. The full cadre of airwings flew low in formation along the St. Johns River right through downtown and from there headed out to Cecil Field. The next day she steamed in to port, missing the first casualty of the war, hometown pilot Scott Speicher..
The next day’s newspaper had the front page full fold photo of someone who had managed to get to the farthest point on the jetties waving an American Flag with the Sara being tugged in.
Thanks for posting it. Prayers for all those young men cut down in the prime of their lives, and their families who loved them.
Ski,
From one Checkertail to another, that was my plane for the next launch that had its nose burned off and pushed over the side.
Hooter1
How long before someone repeats the discounted claim that it was all McCain’s fault?