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LIVE FROM USS HORNET
BOB FISH
AUTHOR
HORNET + 3
DADDY I LOVE YOU
THIS IS BOB FISH WHO ESCORTED ME TO THE MEMBERSHIP DESK
AND
MADE SURE THEY SHOWED ME I WAS ON THE LIST AND GAVE ME MY MEMBERSHIP NO.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T RECEIVE MY MEMBERSHIP CARD IN THE MAIL BEFORE THE EVENT WHICH I PURCHASE
4TH OF JULY
(LIKE MY NEW PIN FROM US BANK BUT I DID RECEIVED THE CARD & THEN I WENT DOWN AND
CANCELLED THE CARD ALTOGETHER)
HE DID
THE TRUSTEE
"I WILL FIX THIS MAMAM"
AFTER
WE TALKED WHILE HE WAS PAUSING BEFORE HIS TALK
AND
I FELT LIKE A
 LAME O
AFTER HE ASKED THE QUESTION DID YOU BUY A BOOK??
AND
ALL I COULD SAY WAS NO ALL I HAVE IS $10.00
BUT DON'T WORRY I WILL BUY US BOTH A BOOK
AND
AUNTIE SARAH TOO
WHEN I GET MY MONEY FROM McSTUPID
Why the Carriers?
| The United States has become increasingly entwined in the business and security
issues with the rest of the world. Our economy and security depends upon our protecting our overseas interests as well as
encouraging peace and stability around the globe. Forward presence by U.S. Navy aircraft carrier battle groups and amphibious
ready groups helps us accomplish this. As former Secretary of Defense William Cohen stated: "If you don't have that forward
deployed presence, you have less of a voice, less of an influence." The U.S. Navy is engaged. And engaged means being there.
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| As example, on 11 September 2001, USS Enterprise (CVN 65) had just been
relieved from being on station in support of Operation Southern Watch. She was heading south in the Indian Ocean, beginning
her trip back to homeport in Norfolk, Va., when, on television, they saw the live coverage of attack on the World Trade Center,
then on the Pentagon. Enterprise, without an order from the chain of command, put the rudder over, executed a 180-degree course
change and headed back to the waters off Southwest Asia. Enterprise then remained on station in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom, launching air attacks against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and Taliban military installations in Afghanistan.
For approximately the next three weeks, aircraft from Enterprise flew nearly 700 missions in Afghanistan, dropping hundreds
of thousands of pounds of ordnance. |
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| The carrier battle group, operating in international waters, does not need
the permission of host countries for landing or overflight rights. Nor does it need to build or maintain bases in countries
where our presence may cause political or other strains. Aircraft carriers are sovereign U.S. territory that steam anywhere
in international waters — and most of the surface of the globe is water. This characteristic is not lost on our political
decision-makers, who use Navy aircraft carriers as a powerful instrument of diplomacy, strengthening alliances or answering
the fire bell of crisis. As former President Bill Clinton said during a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt,
"When word of crisis breaks out in Washington, it's no accident the first question that comes to everyone's lips is; where
is the nearest carrier?" |
The carrier battle group can not only operate independently but it presents
a unique range of options to the President, Congress and Secretary of Defense. By using the oceans — more than 70% of
the earth's surface is ocean — both as a means of access and as a base, forward-deployed Navy and Marine forces are
readily available to provide the United States with a rheostat of national response capabilities. These capabilities range
from simply showing the flag — just a presence — to insertion of power ashore. The unique contribution of aircraft
carriers to our national security was best expressed by Gen. John Shalikashvili, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
who said during a visit to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, "I know how relieved I am each time when I turn to my operations
officer and say, 'Hey, where's the nearest carrier?' and he can say to me 'It's right there on the spot.' For United States'
interests, that means everything."
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HEY!!!!!!!!!
AND
MOONWALK
40TH ANNIVERSARY
SEE LINK
BUZZ ALDREN
HE WILL ONLY BE HERE
ON
SAT
JULY 25, 2009
I HAVE A MEMBERSHIP
AND
WILL INTRODUCE MYSELF AND TELL
BUZZ ALDRIN
AND
BOB FISH
MUSEUM DIRECTOR OF THE USS HORNET
A BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER
ABOUT
GRANDMA & GRANDPA
KNEW
PRESIDENT NIXON'S
PARENTS
BOB FISH
IS THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR OF THE HORNET AND HE WAS FEATURED ON COMCAST NEWS
ABOUT THIS EVENT
I WASN'T ABLE TO RECORD THIS INTERVIEW BUT IS WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM AGAIN
I MET HIM AT THE HORNET'S CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR VOLUNTEERS DEC 2008
AND
HE GAVE MY PRIZE
OF
CRIVELLI ITALIAN SALSA
AT THE LAST MINUTE I DECIDED TO DONATE A PRIZE AND I HOOKED UP WITH ANOTHER VOLUNTEER I DID MY DOCENT
TRAINING WITH WHO KNOWS WHERE
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS
SHELIA OF TOKENZ
IN
HALFMOON BAY
AND
SHE CALLED ME SOON AFTER
TO
KEITH LADUE
WHO WAS INTERVIEWED
ON
TAPPS AKA GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL
THIS IS THE PICTURE I AM GOING TO
GIVE
BUZZ ALDRIN
I WOULD LOVE FOR
YOU
TO JOIN ME ON THIS EVENT IF YOU
CAN
SO WE COULD GIVE MORE INFO ABOUT SARAH'S PARENTS COMPANY WHO MADE THE CORDS FOR
THE SPLASHDOWN
THIS INFO IS MISSING FROM THE DISPLAYS ON THE SHIP
ALSO
WE COULD EXPLAIN WHERE
THE URANIUM
CAME FROM
FOR
THE DOOLITTLE RAID
THE DOOLITTLE RAID
AND
THE URANIUM BOMBS
AND
WE COULD ALSO SEE
THE BUST
OF
PRESIDENT KENNEDY
I DONATED TO THE SHIP
( I FOUND THIS AT A LITTLE GIFT SHOP NEXT TO THE STORE WHERE I SOLD MY SALSA AND WAS MENTIONED IN
THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE )
I RECEIVED
A
DEED OF GIFT
FOR THIS ACT
  BABYCAKES =  = SLAMJACK = = PANCAKE
BIG DADDY
BABYCAKES = = SLAMJACK = = PANCAKE
HORNET MUSEUM
MAR 7, 2009
Hello Carolina,
I am so glad that you are considering the museum dept. I certainly
find it interesting and challenging working with the artifacts that come aboard the ship.
In order for you to
get an idea of what you would be doing in our dept, I like you go to the PastPerfect Museum Software website (http://www.museumsoftware.com/) and download their "Free Trial Version" of PastPerfect version 4 and play with it a little.
PastPerfect is the application we use and you will be spending a lot of time in it, if you join us. I will tell you
that coming from an Oracle shop, I find this FoxPro application a bit limited in some respects, but it is not bad for what
it is and does. I do not expect you to learn how to use it through this trial version, only get a feel for it and the
level of detail it requires. I realize that it will take time and training for you to become proficient with it.
Once you've had a chance to look at it and feel that you can work with it, I will arrange for you to come in for hands on
training with either Jim or myself.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.
MIchelle
Herrera
BABYCAKES = = SLAMJACK = = PANCAKE
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