Ethan, this is a picture of my first destroyer, the U.S.S. Nicholas (DD-449), operating with the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65). The aircraft carrier is over 1,000' long and can go over 50 miles per hour at full speed... that's pretty fast when you have a flight deck that is over 4 acres big.
This is a picture of the "Nick" tied up outboard another ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. I was part of the crew that decommissioned her in January of 1970. From there I joined the U.S.S. Strong (DD-758) in the Mediterranean Sea. Before we went to Vietnam in June of 1969, we were in port when they filmed the movie about the bombing of Pearl Harbor (Tora, Tora, Tora)... the Nicholas is in several of the shots during the attack.
This is a scale model of the Nicholas that someone built:
I love you, Ethan,
Granddaddy
PS. Call me sometime 931-598-9160.
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