Rekindling Charleston’s Navy
I left my heart in CHASN – she was my first permanent duty station after my commissioning, and she would be the last for tens of thousands of Sailors who…
A Salute to Service at the Harbor
Photos by Jason Morenz The United States Air Force Band, in partnership with MGM National Harbor, presented A Salute to Service: Honoring America’s Heroes, featuring Chris Janson and Kellie Pickler, along…
The Last Great General Memorial
DC has it’s share of great man memorials. And 2020 has been a year of controversy with many monuments throughout the US toppled and many more proposed to be removed.…
Al’s Anchor Bar
It’s my first time to Buffalo City, and my ole Navy Shipmate and bulwark Public Affairs maestro suggested that I visit his old stomping grounds. Alan Goldstein: “if you can,…
Penn’s Landing
Was last here in Penn’s Landing in 1999, when USS Clark (FFG-11) visited Philly as part of the Great Lakes Cruise. What took me so long to return? Back then…
The Mighty “A” in Mobile Bay
I’ve only visited a handful of museum ships – mostly carriers, and never a battleship. It was an honor to drive my rig right onto the Memorial Park. The USS ALABAMA is…