When I was a young boy and visited my grandparents in South Georgia each summer, I was always struck by the picture of a soldier that was prominently displayed in their living room.
I hope you had a chance to watch all or part of the PBS series, Carrier, which aired last week. The U.S. Navy appears to have given the producers unprecedented access to the crew and their ship, The U.S.S. Nimitz, during its 2005 deployment to the Persian Gulf.