[Stonewall Jackson]

I first became interested in the Laffey after watching a National Geographic Explorer special on her about 15-20 years ago. They were given a guided tour of the ship by her WW2 captain, Commander (retired as a Rear Admiral) Frederick Julian Becton (Navy Cross and 5 Silver Stars!), who has since passed away. They actually had some footage of the Laffey shortly after the attack and a newsreel of her triumphant return to the US.

If anyone is interested, Admiral Becton wrote an outstanding history of his ship, The Ship That Would Not Die. It is one of the best single ship histories I've ever read.

[Kathy in Alaska]

With all those hits, it was a testament to her crew that they brought her home.

I just checked the Kindle Store for my iPad, a new toy that is really nice for reading books. The book is not available yet, but I put in a note for the publisher. I will keep it on my list.