A year or two back I posted the photo below on my personal photo page. It was sent to me in thanks at the Richmond track back in the 90s after I had arranged last minute pit passes for the crew of the United States Navy Guided Missle Destroyer USS STOUT - DDG 55 to attend a NASCAR Cup race at RIR while their ship was in port at Norfolk, Virginia. I have written before about how the late Richmond promoter, Paul Sawyer always supported the military and our veterans.
Today, I did an internet search using that ship's name and found actual combat footage posted from last year when the ship was on patrol off the coast of Africa and fired missles into Libya to protect its oppressed citizens. That was quite an interesting thing to see the actual ship in combat whose one-time crew I had brought to the races as our guests. I thought you might enjoy seeing what I just discovered. The video is posted below the photo the ship's Commander sent me and the description of the video is from the US Navy post.
I felt goosebumps when I saw the video knowing I had once hosted this ship's crew and introduced them to a gracious group of NASCAR drivers.
Uploaded by USNavyVisualNews on Mar 28, 2011
MEDITERANEAN SEA (March 27, 2011) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) launches Tomahawk missiles in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Stout is assigned to JTF Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. (U.S. Army video by SPC Neil Standfield/Released)
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