The first several are from efforts being made in Haiti. It is so easy to hear about a disaster elsewhere in the world and think it is terrible, then go on with our lives. There are children who no longer have parents, parents who no longer have children, elderly who no longer have caregivers... Think of any devestating, horrible situation and it exists in Haiti right now. Please keep these people in your prayers!
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BAIE DE GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 27, 2010) An aircraft director watches from a flight deck elevator as the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) conducts a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)
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LUGONAVE ISLAND, Haiti (Jan. 27, 2010) An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7, brings Sailors ashore from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) to conduct repairs to a damaged roof on LuGonave Island, Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Kessler/Released)
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 26, 2010) Medical personnel examine a baby in casualty receiving aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Casualty receiving is the central processing area for incoming patients. Comfort has treated more than 500 patients and preformed more than 100 surgeries since arriving in Haiti to conduct humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)
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CARIBBEAN SEA (Jan. 24, 2010) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Golden Eagles of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced) launches from the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of population centers and infrastructures in northern Haiti. VMM-162 is supporting Operation Unified Response following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex C. Sauceda/Released)
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BAIE DE GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 27, 2010) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Kyle Cavins rests on the back of his forklift during a lull in humanitarian aid onloads as the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) conducts an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)
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Sgt. Andrew Cuce of Gastonia, N.C., embraces his daughter Alyssa, 3, after arriving at the National Guard Armory in Lincolnton, N.C., on Jan. 26. Two busloads of soldiers, made up mostly of members of the N.C. Army National Guard Battery A, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, returned home to their families after a nine-month deployment to Iraq.
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...and one that makes me sad. I spent 12 years on LA Class submarines. Seeing the namesake for the class of submarines I served on be decommissioned makes me sad. I remember seeing older submarines being decommissioned back in the 80's and early 90's and just thinking they were old boats, time for them to go. When you are young, you don't slow down to think that those old boats represent the memories of submariners who are no longer in their prime... I'll be 45 this year. Hmmmm... I'm not ready to see Naval vessels from my era go away.
The crew of the USS Los Angeles stands on deck during the decommissioning ceremony in San Pedro, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. The first of the nuclear-powered Los Angeles class attack submarines, the USS Los Angeles was the oldest submarine in the U.S. Navy, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. (AP)
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