Greetings from Seattle and Happy Memorial Day

Well, I made it to Seattle.  The train arrived about 45 minutes early but I'm taking a little break before I head to somewhere around Seattle.  Since it's Memorial Day, I will post the picture I took around Everett.

This is the USS Ford which is an Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate.  She is like the DeWert which visited Detroit last year.  She was built in 1983 and is named after Gunners Mate Patrick O. Ford.  He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on a River Patrol Boat in Vietnam.  He was the after gunner on a PBR.   His boat was attacked by the Viet Cong, which killed his patrol leader and coxswain.  Despite being wounded, he continued to fire at theViet Cong from his station.  After which, he lead the other men in the patrol to safety.  As he returned to his boat, he was killed.  As I said, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and had a ship named after him.

The Ford is attached to the Navy Station at Everett.