The USS Texas, BB-35 bombarding Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. SAM, the USS Texas is now a national monument not far from Houston. Me and a couple of work buddies went on board her on a recent road job in Houston. It's kept up fairly good, even after all these years.
I got to tour the USS Missouri when it was in Astoria. Saw the spot where Japan signed the surrender documents.
What a chill that sent through my spine.