I’m a former Sailor. While my stay in the Navy was brief, photos like this are always inspiring.
“Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Ryan Welles, assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), boards the ship using a Jacob’s ladder during a training exercise. Freedom is in Singapore as part of a deployment to Southeast Asia. Freedom is homeported in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cassandra Thompson (Released) 130528-N-PD773-243 (Photo by U.S. Navy)”
I pulled this photo from the home page of the Army Knowledge Network of all places. To all my fellow Blue and Brown Shoes Fair Winds and Following Seas.
-Patrick
