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Star Spangled Banner Flag
Task
Done, Honor Due The
latest Pease Greeter Road Warrior Road Trip was completed on Friday April
30, 2010. This involved a
trip to Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. This is the berth
of our destination, the USS
Constitution of American legend. As many
people are aware, the Star Spangled Banner Project was completed due to
the efforts of many individuals and organizations. Three
specific groups were instrumental to the huge undertaking.
It was our intent to honor each group with sister plaques.
A copy of the plaque is shown here. Piracy will not pay,
U.S.S. Constitution U.S.S. Bainbridge M/V Maersk Alabama
In Appreciation to all Officers and Crew of the above mentioned United
States Ships for their unselfish efforts to bring the Star
Spangled Banner back
to its historic place so all Americans can view it in honor of those who
serve this great nation. With
Deepest Respect, Captain
Ed Johnson, USMC (former) Pease Greeters
With
our Road Trip to Virginia, and now the trip to Boston, Massachusetts; we
now know that this plaque adorns the decks of the USS
Constitution, the USS Bainbridge,
and the M/V Maersk Alabama. Commander
Timothy Cooper, skipper of the USS
Constitution, graciously allowed his whole crew to attend this brief
ceremony. In fact, you will notice the entire crews’ names written
with honor in the exhibit’s logbook. Intrepid
Road Warrior Photographer Scott Mace has uploaded all of the pictures onto
the following link as part of the Pease Greeter website. http://peasegreetersphotogallery.shutterfly.com/activityfeed We
thank Commander Timothy Cooper, Bosun Mate 2 Gagnon, and the entire crew
of the USS Constitution for their help and hospitality. Special
notice should be given to Jack Connors, and his (how should I say
bartering skills) in acquiring an important historical component to the
exhibit. As the Seabees’ say “Can Do!” Contributors
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