[battlegearboat]

They're probably crapping in the streets of San Francisco again and I'm sure there'll be the requisite suicide off the Golden gate bridge to protest the Fleet.

Those are some great pictures!

[battlegearboat]

The Caine Mutiny is coming up on the History Chanel in 40 minutes.

[SmithL]

A blurb from Sunday's Matier and Ross report:

Off the blotter: A group of Marines in town for Fleet Week was walking along the waterfront Monday night when a woman jumped into the bay near Pier 19.

The 11 Marines leaped into action, forming a human chain, dangling from the rotting pier and using their belts to reach the woman.

Somehow they managed to bring her back to land, where she was taken by ambulance for treatment and psychiatric evaluation at San Francisco General Hospital.

That done, the unassuming Marines went back to their night on the town.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/10/08/BAGS3LL5AC1.DTL