Dec. 27 – Today we toured the USS Midway Museum in the San Diego Harbor. The Midway is an aircraft carrier that in 2004 was turned into a naval aviation museum. No other aircraft carrier served America in the 20th century as long as the Midway – from the end of WWII to the liberation of Kuwait in 1991.
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Ken next to one of the air planes on the hanger deck.
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And tying the sailor’s knots. It was a breeze for him since he used knots when he was in the tree business.
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An engine, I think!
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The anchor cranks.
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It was pointed out that one link of the anchor chain weighs 130 pounds!
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I just happened to catch this midshipman in the shower!! HA HA
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And Ken caught me in the Brig!!
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(PS. The midshipman in the shower is a mannequin!!)
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