Steeljaw Scribe

 
STOP.
Just stop whatever you’re doing or wheresoever you may be randomly surfing to and go over to Xformed’s site for this compelling read  .
If ever here was a case study for how the ‘net narrows that six degrees of separation, this is it. A narrative that started out a couple of years ago by [...]

(h/t Xformed  )

OK — you’ve read about that epic day in March ‘45, now here’s your chance to meet in person some of the remaining crew:
 
From the USS FRANKLIN (CV-13)   site:
June 5 - 8, 2008: 2008 Reunion - “City of Fountains”
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
Kansas City, MO Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
Hosted by Leonard Hall and [...]

USS Turner DD 648 (April 1943)
0600L  Aboard the Gleaves-class destroyer USS Turner (DD 648) the crew is either moving to breakfast or to stations in preparation for a 0700 underway time for the Brooklyn Navy Yards for a scheduled refit and repair period.  Laid down in  November 1942 and commissioned in  April 1943, she is [...]