2006.03.27
The Battleship Iowa
Sometimes San Francisco is just a stupid place. At times it’s just too bloody “liberal”. We have the chance -a good chance at that- to acquire the USS Iowa but the Board of Supervisors is against it.
This is so stupid in so many ways. The USS Iowa is a part of history. FDR rode on her decks. She was Admiral Halsey’s flagship during the Japanese surrender ceremony. She served honorably and long. To me the historical significance alone would make it worth while.
It’s not like San Francisco doesn’t have a military history. We’ve built ships of war here, housed one of the most famous military installations (the Presidio), host Fleet Week and the Blue Angels annually, and I still see many military personnel in uniform walking the streets. Yes, right now the city is predominantly anti-War-in-Iraq, but that doesn’t make us anti-military. At least unless you’re on the Board of Supervisors.
Bring home the Iowa; I’ll be there to walk her hallowed halls where lived a courage I’ve gratefully never known. Never known because she was out there with her crew doing what our nation called on her and her compliment to do.
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