IF YOU'VE MADE IT THIS FAR THEN YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH FARTHER TO THE END. LORI AND I DECIDED TO DEDICATE A PAGE TO THE BRANCH OF THE MILITARY THAT WE BOTH SERVED. THE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE ARE NAVAL IN NATURE. THE FIRST SET OF PICTURES ARE FROM MY TOUR OF DUTY ABOARD THE USS BLUE RIDGE, FLAG SHIP OF THE SEVENTH FLEET. THE TOP TWO ARE OF THE BLUE RIDGE, TO THE LEFT IS A PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN AT HONG KONG, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS AT OUR HOMEPORT YOKOSUKA, JAPAN.
		This is the Soviet Ship the Novorossiysk
The pictures below are of the Battle Ship Texas which is a semi-permanent part of the San Jacinto Battle Ground Memorial. It is a favorite stop for most everyone that has come to visit us in Houston. These are from a trip we took with Cub Scout Pack 145 in 2000.
The sunsets on Okinawa are breathtaking, to say the least. Lori and I got to see many during our stay on the island. The rose above is actually from in front of our new house, we put it here to symbolize the fact that though we were trained for combat, we spent much of our time in the promotion of peace.