[Jemian]

It has been at least 20 years since I've seen it and it would be a shame to lose it. In fact, I remember in the fifth grade at Cary Woods Elementary School here in Auburn, I contributed money to help with the USS Alabama acquisition and restoration. Or something like that.

[maggief]

John Volkmann (L) and his wife Kathy of Pass Christian, Mississippi, run for shelter as a piece of sheetmetal flies through the air as Hurricane Katrina hits a hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi August 29, 2005. The storm made landfall early this morning, hitting the coastal gulf city of New Orleans, Louisiana. REUTERS/Frank Polich

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: "It has been at least 20 years since I've seen it and it would be a shame to lose it. In fact, I remember in the fifth grade at Cary Woods Elementary School here in Auburn, I contributed money to help with the USS Alabama acquisition and restoration. Or something like that."

Good for you! I am a big fan of the USS Texas and visited her many times when I lived in Houston years ago. To make a long story very brief, in a very troubled time in my life, that visit to the 'Bama got me over a rough spot. I'll always have a soft spot for the USS Alabama...

Hope she has weathered the storm.