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December 29th Photos Page |
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OK, I'm making some progress, below are six photos taken since my last posting in September. I've been onboard 10 times since September 15th, where did the Summer go? Today was my 39th Volunteer day this year, that means another 12,500 miles of driving back and forth to the ship in 2007, I've got to move closer!! Now that the holidays are behind us, and the 2008 Battleship Calendar has been distributed, things will hopefully settle back to normal and I'll be posting new photos more regularly. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and once again encourage you to come down and get involved as a volunteer. Make it you New Years Resolution and come on down and join the crew!! My first Volunteer day of 2008 will be January 12th, hope to see you there! |
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is the scene outside the Brass Teams shop almost every Saturday night. Children participating in the ships overnight encampment program assist some of the ships Docents with lowering and folding the colors. |
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the flags on the forward missile deck, the kids seem to enjoy participating in this nightly ritual onboard the Battleship. |
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Starboard side Signal Bridge Deck Replacement project is finally, complete, and it looks awesome! The Firepower Tour route has now been restored through this area, it's amazing how good the new teak looks. To see how this area has changed over the past two years, click on these links - December 30, 2005, June 17, 2006 & August 19, 2006. |
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| Another shot of the new teak decking, wish it all looked like this! |
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Port side of the Flag Bridge is a place where I've spent many of my recent Saturdays onboard, stripping lacquer off these brass window sills and making them shine again. This was another case where the lacquer we applied back in 2001 had failed and needed to be removed. It was a tough job, but one I was willing to take on. I stripped all six of them in place and they are once again shining like they should be. Now all we need to do is to get that manikin of Admiral Halsey back in this chair and we'll be back in business! |
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is the reward that awaits me when I arrive onboard Saturday mornings. McMillan's Bakery, a great local bakery sends the ship donuts and pastries every Saturday morning and we love it! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank them for taking care of us like this, the Saturday volunteer crew really appreciates it. Aside from the donuts and pastries there were also some other home made goodies including some tasty fudge brought in by one of my Docent buddies - Yum, Yum! A spread like this makes my 160 mile trip each Saturday morning worth it! Thanks again to McMillan's, they are located in Haddon Twp. on Haddon Ave, stop in and check them out, I promise you won't be disappointed. |
