Frontiers – Independence Day

The frontiers of the American experience are only beginning!  Come on down south to Mobile, Alabama, and celebrate our 249th Independence Day under the guns of history USS Alabama (BB 60) at Battleship Memorial Park! https://youtu.be/6Mc-H98CZu0 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #Mobile, #Alabama, #BattleshipMemorialPark, #USSAlabama, #BattleshipAlabama, #IndependenceDay, #fireworks,

Pierside – Shipshape in Bristol Fashion!

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!

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