October 30, 2019
Wednesday evening, San Diego, CA
So finally our road trip has come to an end. This last day of our trip we decided to take a tour of the USS Midway. The keel for the Midway was laid in 1943 and it was launched in March, 1945, and commissioned 10 September, 1945, just eight days after VJ Day. At the time, she was the largest ship in the world and the first of her class. She served in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. She was decommissioned in 1992 after 47 years of service and, in 2004, was moored in San Diego where she has since served as a museum.
Our visit included meeting David, a former Midway aviator who had served in both Nam and Desert Storm. He flew an F8 Crusader.
This afternoon we attempted to drive to the farthest southwest point in the state in the International Friendship Park. However, we encountered a sign prohibiting vehicles beyond that point. At that point we were approximately 1.2 miles from the southwest corner and about a half mile north of the border with Mexico.
Wednesday evening, San Diego, CA
So finally our road trip has come to an end. This last day of our trip we decided to take a tour of the USS Midway. The keel for the Midway was laid in 1943 and it was launched in March, 1945, and commissioned 10 September, 1945, just eight days after VJ Day. At the time, she was the largest ship in the world and the first of her class. She served in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. She was decommissioned in 1992 after 47 years of service and, in 2004, was moored in San Diego where she has since served as a museum.
Our visit included meeting David, a former Midway aviator who had served in both Nam and Desert Storm. He flew an F8 Crusader.
This afternoon we attempted to drive to the farthest southwest point in the state in the International Friendship Park. However, we encountered a sign prohibiting vehicles beyond that point. At that point we were approximately 1.2 miles from the southwest corner and about a half mile north of the border with Mexico.
