[cva66snipe]

I still remember the report of him throwing his coffee cup across the deck when he became aware of the NK gunboat bearing down on him.

His worse nightmare and then a reality with a virtually undefendable ship. I've read the sites accounts. They did the best they could with what they had to do with as far as prolonging a takeover so papers etc could be burned etc.

[Bobibutu]

OK - I'm going to rant - the support he had - or lack of it was a carrier group armed with only NUKES on the deck!

Kind of like the Japaneese a/carriers caught with the wrong bomb load during a decisive battle in WWII - Ooops.

How in the hell did the Admiral in charge go for 100% Nuke on deck?

And LBJ took Cmdr Butcher to task? What an @ss.

Ahhhhh - whatever - Those who know - Know!

Thanks for the opportunity to vent - hung up inside for a long time ...

[Bobibutu]

"They did the best they could with what they had to do"

RGR That - I don't know why this single incident touches me so - it grabbed me from the beggining to even now.

In refelection I look to congress and their wimpy attitude. We had better elect some Guys and Gals with some "huevos" or be ready to submit.