Preserving a piece of US Maritime History - invaluable

The USS Olympia is a cruiser that fought in the Spanish American War in 1898 and has been preserved in Philadelphia. She's a one of a kind ship, a national historic monument, and in danger. She needs approximately $10-15 million in repairs to keep her a viable museum for years to come. If you have the resources, or connections to those resources, please consider helping. (full disclosure - there is no financial benefit to me to ask the question - we need to save this ship for posterity). Please contact me at 612-599-1935 or bdskon@fedex.com if you have additional questions.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Never gets old looking at this formation

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 16, 2011) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, set up to perform the Diamond Aileron Roll at the ESL International Air Show during Rochester Navy Week. Navy Weeks are intended to show the investment Americans have made in their Navy as a Global Force for Good and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jen Blake/Released)

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Whatever the definition of what cool was, this is the new definition of cool.

I want this car!

Rear Adm. John E. Jolliffe, vice commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, sits behind the wheel of the Navy Blue Angels Ford Mustang.
DEARBORN, Mich. (July 20, 2011) Rear Adm. John E. Jolliffe, vice commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, sits behind the wheel of the Navy Blue Angels Ford Mustang. The car will be auctioned off at the ESL International Air Show to raise funds for student aviation scholarships. Jolliffe and Sailors from local commands visited the Ford Motor Company corporate headquarters during Detroit Navy Week 2011, one of 21 Navy Weeks being held this year across the country. Navy Weeks are intended to showcase the investment Americans have made in their and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Johnson/Released)


Pearl Harbor skull may belong to Japanese pilot - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

Pearl Harbor skull may belong to Japanese pilot - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

Wow ..... if it is a Japanese crew member, what a find.....

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Living Marine to be awarded Medal of Honor for Afghanistan heroics - News - Stripes

Living Marine to be awarded Medal of Honor for Afghanistan heroics - News - Stripes

Huge news.......................
Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, greets the public and signs autographs after a Blue Angels
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 16, 2011) Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, greets the public and signs autographs after a Blue Angels performance at the ESL Air Show. The event coincided with Rochester Navy Week, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. Navy Weeks are designed to showcase the investment Americans have made in their Navy as a global force for good and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Carlson/Released) 
The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) is underway in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii conducting sea trials.
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2011) The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) is underway in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released) 

Never more menacing - the Mighty MO

The Battleship Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
PEARL HARBOR (July 14, 2011) The Battleship Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)