WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy plans to send the retired carrier USS America to the bottom of the Atlantic in explosive tests this spring, an end that is difficult to swallow for some who served on board.
This is sad! One of our boys was on the America during the first Iraq war. My Husband was attached to the Forrestal and it is no longer in service.
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If they're going to sink the ship, the should sink in a place where it can become an artificial coral reef and scuba diving destination--either in the Caribbean or the Pacific. It is a terrible waste to sink it 300 miles in the middle of nowhere.