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13. I was at both the christening and the commissioning of that ship.

Sun Dec 1, 2024, 04:16 AM

Dec 1

The Zumwalt family are friends of ours (our daughters were at each other’s weddings, etc.).

We got to hang with Captain James Kirk (no “T” sorry), and tour the ship.

The cost overruns for the whole program were obscene, but since they were built, it would be nice if they came close to having the effectiveness they were designed for.

At the christening, one of the best speeches was given by Senator Angus King. He said that the best outcome of having a ship with all that advanced weaponry would be if it would serve as a deterrent, and the most destructive weapons aboard never had to actually be used against anybody.

I can't believe this was ten years ago already!

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