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To: cunning_fish

How tough would it have been to auction it off to the highest bidder and give the money to the VA or the Fallen Heroes Fund?


2 posted on 10/23/2013 7:58:21 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: muir_redwoods
NOW now... your Patriotism is showing
3 posted on 10/23/2013 8:00:28 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: muir_redwoods

Seriously, it could have been an eBay sensation!


6 posted on 10/23/2013 8:07:01 PM PDT by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: muir_redwoods

This company may have been the highest bidder. The govt.
is fortunate, scrap prices are high. A few years back, Marad and the Navy would have to pay companies to scrap obsolete ships. OSHA & EPA requirements have made ship breaking an expensive operation.


18 posted on 10/24/2013 4:25:46 AM PDT by X Fretensis
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