Celebrate this Independence Day with the crew of USS Ponce (LPD 15)! Take a voyage back to the year 2011 and the Proud Lion’s participation in the historic Patriotic Exercises put on by Bristol, Rhode Island. Bristol’s date all the way back to 1777, and the town still knows how to party! Stay tuned after … Continue reading Pierside – Shipshape in Bristol Fashion!
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On the Waterfront – Sailing into History – An American Lion’s Independence Day
(Pensacola, Florida; July 4, 2022) – The amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) is now enjoying her sunset days in a Texas scrapyard, her long career over and her decks quiet until the torches begin their work. However, the Proud Lion represented the Navy—and, by extension, the United States—on many occasions throughout her history. … Continue reading On the Waterfront – Sailing into History – An American Lion’s Independence Day
Travel Log: Touching Ohana, Part II
(Portland, Maine; July 25, 2018) I am sitting in Maine, state #28 on Grand Tour USA. Connecticut was state #25—the halfway point. I am now over the proverbial hump. Check out the state map at the bottom of this column; New Hampshire and Vermont are next. And then Canada! Yes. You read that right. Grand … Continue reading Travel Log: Touching Ohana, Part II
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