12 posted on 12/24/2012 6:26:35 AM PST by WVKayaker
("the sacrifice of One birthed opportunity for new life and real HOPE for all"-Sarah Palin 12/17/12)
Took me a few minutes to find it. The little one in the middle is the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) last vessel still in service of the Tarawa class amphibious assault ship
My dad was on the shakedown cruise of the original USS Tarawa (CV-40)
48 posted on 12/24/2012 8:20:34 AM PST by higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)