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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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Memorial Day 2011 - My attempt at honoring those service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice for FREEDOM, and to those volunteering to defend liberty

The 9-11 Memorial

The 9-11 Memorial

The 9-11 Memorial looking back at the US Air Force Memorial
It appears they placed it right in the flight path the terrorists took - like sticking it to them (nice job!)

Arlington Cemetary from the US Air Force Memorial

The Battlefields of Yorktown, where the Revolutionary War effectively ended
British Trenches in the foreground, American Trenches across the field

From an US Army Air Corps Airman, Sergeant Carl Goldman
US Air Force Memorial

The USS Cole DDG 67 in 2009

Commissioning Day CVN 77

Commissioning Day CVN 77

The US Marine Memorial

The US Marine Memorial

The US Marine Memorial

Moore House, where the British surrendered at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionay War
And the beginning of the great Democratic Experience began

The ex-USS Wisconsin, Norfolk, VA

CVN 77 and CVN 65
Oldest and Newest carriers, now serving in the same general area
5th and 6th Fleet

The Missing Man Formation
US Air Force Memorial
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