As some of you may know, my younger brother, Eric, is a naval officer currently stationed in Hawaii with his lovely wife, Sherri, and 3 year old son, Blake. He took us on a tour of the ship to which he is currently assigned, the USS Chung Hoon. I believe it is a destroyer and it was named after the first Hawaiian born Admiral.
Unfortunately for us, the ship is undergoing extensive repairs and remodeling so we couldn't see it in its full glory but it was an interesting tour nevertheless. Luis especially enjoyed it and he and Eric were able to have many conversations about the ship and its mission entirely in military-speak which consists of acronyms loosely connected by articles. The rest of us were just trying to remember to call it a ship instead of a boat.
Since there were many construction projects going on, we had to wear closed toed shoes, hard hats, and safety glasses. Some of us could pull the look off a little better than others.
Eric is the tall one on the left dressed like a mechanic. Navy uniforms have apparently grown more utilitarian over the years.
1 comment:
Aaahhh, what I would give to have my husband assigned to a ship that was undergoing extensive repairs like it is supposed to be instead of on a surge deployment like it is. It would be bliss.
And for what it's worth, he calls them all boats.
Post a Comment