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Good Mornin'!

This was a good read. I attended he Hunley Ceremony and it was there that a friend mentioned to me about something he had read on the FReep.

Oh if you had only read the post burial services columns (around the country) by the liberal press ... it was typically reverse discriminatory of them as most referred to those of us in attendance as racist, hickish, etc.

Go figure.

This was a good read. I attended he Hunley Ceremony

You did? I was hoping that someone who had actually attended would come to the thread.

We were in Charleston a week and a half ago and thoroughly enjoyed the couple days we spent there. Our tour guide spent a lot of time talking about the Hunley and the recent funeral ceremony, I just found it all so fascinating. I wish we had planned our trip to coincide with the ceremony. Would have loved to have been there!

Oh if you had only read the post burial services columns (around the country) by the liberal press ... it was typically reverse discriminatory of them as most referred to those of us in attendance as racist, hickish, etc.

Well, with the liberal press, that's par for the course. I like what State Senator McConnell said in his letter to the participants..."The funeral procession was magnificent and you all displayed the dignity that these brave heroes so richly deserved."

Maybe you can answer a question for me, since you were there for the ceremony....I have heard two different accounts of the number of crew aboard the final sailing of the Hunley. Some of the websites say the crew numbered nine and some say eight. Since only eight names are listed, I assume that is the correct number. I don't understand the discrepancy in these different reports.

I don't even try to figure them out, JR. I know that those were brave men - all three crews had to be, to accomplish what they did.

The HUNLEY is a matter of nation pride or rather should be. It was a landmark in maritine history and Sailors from all ages, especially those "bubbleheads" out there should be very proud of those individuals, no matter what side they fought on.

GOD bless them, everyone of them, they took a risk just like those on board the Ironclads. They weren't southerers or northerners, they were sailors and GOD bless the Swabbie, without them we would have lost in the South Pacific...

The Seabees came in and cleared jungle and built airstrips for the pilots and army and marines and they also fought right along side of them. They were the ones that took the greatest loss of life beginning with Pearl.