Friday, May 15, 2009

278 Shades of Gray
The U.S.S. Alabama, we did not go on ship as DH is in a wheelchair, but we ran around the rest of the park. And we met Colonel Glenn Frazier who was signing his latest book, Hell's Guest. He was featured in Ken Burn's documentary, The War. Col. Frazier survived the Bataan Death march. A very fascinating gentleman who donates a lot of the profits from his book to the restoration and maintenance of this park.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's a wonderful shot of a really imposing ship. I think it's great that it's available for visitors to tour...

barbs said...

Perfect shot for this theme. My Dad was stationed on one of these for years. I love naval ships. They are imposing.

Chesney said...

A very dramatic image of this great ship! Perfect for the theme!

mljrbg said...

Great shot. It's wonderful that he is such an active part of this park.

Rachel said...

Wow, even the sky is in shades of gray. Beautiful ship,. I like the composition.

Madelaine said...

What a fabulous idea for this theme!
That stark sky makes the ship seem even larger. Great shot!

Ron a.k.a. Danudin said...

What a great shot of a great looking Battle Wagon.

Anonymous said...

It is a dramatic shot, as Rachel said even the sky is a shade of battleship gray. How fine that it is preserved and open to view.

Anonymous said...

And nice shades they are. Nice.