FLEET WEEK IS APPROACHING!
Posted by Joan Coogan on
If you missed Fleet Week in 2013, I did, too. Unfortunately, it was scrapped due to government budget cuts. Do not despair! Fleet Week will be back from May 21 through May 27. Visiting New York for the 26th year will be members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Fleet Week began in 1984 and serves as a way for residents of New York City and the tri-state area to meet members of the service and to learn the latest capabilities of today’s military. You do not want to miss the parade of ships on May 21. It is the most beautiful display as they pass under the Verrazano Bridge.
It seems like just yesterday that I remember Dad bringing his four children down to tour the aircraft carriers--these huge Navy ships docked in St. George. I was in…
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