Thursday, August 31, 2006

He's My Hero

The above picture has alot of meaning to me. She is called the USS KITTYHAWK. It is an aircraft carrier that could hold up to 109 planes on it at one time. It has meaning to me, because my husband Jim was on this beautiful vessel during the Vietnam War. Yep, I'm married to a vietnam veteran, and I am proud of that fact as I am proud of him! The USS KITTYHAWK was built in Camden, New Jersey. The cost to build it was 400 million dollars. This aircraft carrier is 273 feet wide and 201 feet high. It can house 5,500 military personal. It has 4 catapults that launch and stop the aircraft leaving and entering from her deck. My husbands job on this carrier was the catapults.

She has 8 steam boilers, 4 propellers, which by the way are 21 feet wide, and it can hold 4 million gallons of fuel. There are 4 doctor's, 65 hospital beds, 5 dentists, 2 lawyers, 3 chaplains, 4 ship stores, 2 barber shops, 1 postoffice, and 2400 telephones. During the breakfast hours they serve anywhere from 9600 to 12,000 eggs and 400 to 600 gallons of milk. Everyday bread is baked, about 800 to 1,000 loaves a day. And that one post office handles about 1500 pounds of mail each and every day.

Like so many other veteran's, my husband Jim was treated like crap, from so called american's. He was put down, spit on, made fun of, yelled at by people who supposedly cared about life and our country. Well, if they cared so much why were'nt they in line to enlist, where was their uniform, what ship, vessel or carrier were they on? What branch of the military were they in? I'll tell you where they were, standing like a coward in a group of other cowards making fun of our men and women who were proud american's and doing their duty for a country. Every veteran in this country from WW1, WW2, KOREAN WAR, VIETNAM WAR, and all other wars deserve to be respected as the proud hero's that they are. Because without their love and respect and the devotion they had, we would not have a country today. Our veteran's and all the men and women in the military now deserve some kind of recognition for their time they gave up for us. And to all of them I salute you! And to my husband, my friend, the father of my children, you are my hero!!!!!!!! I love you Jim.

                                            

                                               GOD BLESS AMERICA

                                                             AND

                                              GOD BLESS OUR HERO'S

 

 

12 comments:

  1. ONLY 1 WORD IS FITTING FOR THAT ENTRY SISSY.......AMEN
                       GOOD ENTRY ANDJIM TY FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY LIKE THAT....IT'S THE ONES LIKE YOU WHO KEEP US MOVING ..... THANKS BROTHER.....MUAHHHHHH FROM YOUR SISSY IN LAW ....NANCY

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  2. 'All I ask is a tall ship, and a star to sail her by'

    Bless ya!

    Love Stevie
    xxx

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  3. I would love to tour that ship!  Give your husband a hug from me and tell him I appreciate what he's done!!
    Missie

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  4. Good entry!  Tell your husband I said THANK YOU and I APPRECIATE HIM!  I was just a little girl when the guys were coming home and saw the lack of appreciation on the news, i.e. eggs and bottles being thrown, signs being held with nasty things on them...  I sat out on the swingset and cried. I was only in the second grade. I say thank you to every vet now that I'm old enough to understand my emotions about it.  I felt before I knew.  So a big grateful cyber welcome home.
    Nelishia

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  5. Yes, I'd love to tour the ship...and thank him for what he has done for his country! :o)
    Lisa

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  6. Wonderful tribute... bless all of the military, past and present, for their hard work and dedication.

    Morgan
    xxx

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  7. My father fought in WWII, both by brothers and my 1st husband fought in the Vietnam war.  My nephew is in the Marines and stationed in Iraq somewhere. My one brother who is now deceased was on the USS HORNET which is docked now in the San Francisco Bay and people are able to tour it, also.  My brother was 10 years older than me and I remember, as a child, him proudly taking us on a tour of "his" ship.

    Vietnam Vets were and still are treated with way too much disrespect.  It's not fair to them, because it was a war none of us wanted to be in (just like this freakin' Iraqi war), but someone has to go and get the job done!  It saddens me, still, to think of the treatment they received upon their homecoming.  Disgraceful.

    Hugs,
    Jackie

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  8. I would love to see that ship!  Your description makes it sound like a miniature floating city!
    Tell your hubby thank you for his service and give him a hug for me ok?
    Great entry!
    Pam

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  9. Great entry and a ship I would love to tour...thank you for this entry...
    hugs and love,
    Joyce

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  10. wow sounds like a wonderful ship. Thanks for sharing. I love the picture.

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  11. I'm with you. We should appreciate our servicemen more. Thanks for the insight on the ship.
    Take care, Chrissie

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  12. i loved reading about this ship and about your pride for your hubby. Tell him thank you from me. I would never do anything to show dishonor to a vet.
    XO lisa

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