Hopefully the marxists will leave it alone.
The mass shark attack when the Indianapolis was torpedoed was basically a declaration of war against the human race on Earth by ****ing fish. The balance of nature does not miss carnosaurs and it would not miss sharks. And we could exterminate sharks for less effort and money than this war in Ukraine.
Sad. I read the book with the mentioned name as the title.
Infuriating how the top brass dropped the ball causing the sinking (didnt send a sufficient escort, didnt have the ship take the standard evasive maneuvers). Then after the sinking they failed to act promptly in locating the survivors.
After that and worst of all they made the Captain the scape goat and blamed it all on him. The “good ole boys” club was alive and well at the top, especially with all the Annapolis grads that watched out for each other.
McVay was exonerated in 2000 as being responsible for the loss…after his death of course. Surprisingly Nimitz moved to clear him of charges but King over-ruled Nimitz and ordered him to endure court martial.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_B._McVay_III
Navy brass sent Indianapolis out alone with no destroyers to protect from subs?
One could see him around town on occasions, driving his pick-up truck, with both a license plate and bumper stickers that identified him as being a survivor of the Indianapolis. One day I saw him at the Safeway and engaged him in conversation, thanking him for his service. We spoke for twenty minutes. He is a gentleman and a hero, that is for certain. I wish him well!
I know the story of the USS Indianapolis.
But I would not call this guy a hero.
No offense meant. I just can’t find a way to justify that overused term in this case.
A family friend I grew up knowing was a merchant marine. His ship got kamazied and went down. He didn’t spend a lot of time in the water but the guy who pulled him out was one of his high school buddies. He’s 96 now.
A few years ago I was privileged to hear one of the other survivors (obviously now deceased since Bray is the last one still alive) tell the story of the sinking and how he survived. It was just a lucky chance that something caught the eye of someone on a plane flying overhead that led to the rescue of those who had not drowned by then.
That was a horrible tragedy.