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A Huge Thank you to this board

sthusker

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Sep 1, 2008
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I just wanted to say a Huge Thank you to everyone on the board!! I while back I post a petition to Save the USS Ranger and make it a museum. Although our efforts failed and the USS Ranger CV-61 Aircraft carrier will be leaving Thursday from Washington to Texas to be cut up and scrapped. I wanted to up date the board and to say thank you for your effort.

USS RANGER LEAVING THURSDAY
 
Thanks for the update sth. Sorry to see it going away.
 
Sorry to hear it...

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Too bad. I've been to the Lexington in Corpus Christi and it is amazing. I realize it must cost a fortune to maintain these things, but I wish every one of the carriers could become museums. How often do people actually get to walk around on something like that?
 
I didn't think you'd have a chance on saving your former ship. I signed up anyways. Every ship you every knew is now decommissioned. That's just the way it is. Can't save them all . The only one that will stand the test of time is the USS Constitution. Outside of that consider yourself lucky.
 
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