Linda; How fortunate you are to have had such a wonderful experience. A great stor y to hand down to your grandchildren. Ann In a message dated 4/30/2007 1:20:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: The great battleship, USS New Jersey a/k/a BB62, is now docked at Camden. My eldest son served on it and crossed the equator on it=during westpac tour. When i saw it, it was coming into Long Beach Calif, harbor- a sight to behold this bohemeth mountain of a ship coming out of the fog- it was like a skyscraper moving thru the water. We toured what we were allowed(some parts women not allowed in then, as it was on active duty) and were amazed. It was docked next to the battleship Missouri, which shortly after we left, Cher, the singer, used as a prop for her "if i could turn back time" show. My son greatly enjoyed the show! Strange part is that this ship took part in the invasions and battles that my dad( a seabee with aka 74) also did, in the South Pacific- As my son is named after him, it gave me goosebumps when I read of the battles and so on on a plaque they have in copper on door- and then to have my son go to some of the same ports was stranger yet. Happily he was out of the service prior to its serving in Desert Storm. Sad day when they retired these great beauties from our services.Great day when NJ the state acquired it for our history! Camden is a town to be very wary and careful of. Follow signs and take mass transportation to the sites for best safety- sad to see a town go down so much. linda ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Ann in Farmingdale, NJ ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.