Comments on: Where did all these sailors come from?

By: kent EWING

kent EWING — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:52:53 +0000

I participated in Fleet Week /Mother of all parades in 1991…hosted by the Mayor and Zach and Elizabeth Fisher. It was the grandest of all as we were welcomed home from Desert Storm.
The USS America was the centerpiece and was visited by over 25000 guests. The city put on the best (and last as I know it) ticker tape parade…which was led by Colin Powel and Gen Swartzkopf with SecDef.
There have been no carriers since due to the Navy restrictions on Nuclear Powered Carriers in heavily populated areas. Sad but true.
Kent Ewing
Commanding Officer USS America
Captain/USN/ret

By: Karen L

Karen L — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:20:29 +0000

All those sailors came from semen some 18 or move years ago. Why are they in NYC — it is that annual return of the ships — called Fleet Week.

Be polite and buy one or two of these brave sons and daughters of America a drink or a meal. They are risking their lives, fortunes and sacred honour to protect you and yours in this nation.

By: Poland626

Poland626 — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:20:09 +0000

I was in NYC yesterday and saw 2 military helicopters ( the long ones) and 2 regular ones fly over Roosevelt Island. I had no idea what was going on and was really confused. And with all of the sailors I do finally understand why everyone is here.

By: servantJ

servantJ — Sun, 24 May 2009 10:52:28 +0000

The military was great for me, paid my food, housing, exercise and even college. Can’t beat that, especially in these economic times where even new grads are having a tuff time finding a job.

By: Kai

Kai — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:16:05 +0000

San Francisco has been celebrating Fleet Week for a long time. I remember about 20 years ago one of the secretaries in our firm organized a “take a sailor home for dinner” nights so the sailors could have a home cooked meal and participate in a family, if only for one evening. However, since they closed the Alameda ship yards and Mare Island, not as many ships stop so in the last few years there haven’t been as many seamen and seawomen on the streets during Fleet Week. I know in the city it is a big celebration, certain ships are open to the public, there are events, etc.

By: kelsey

kelsey — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:14:04 +0000

i was in fleet week this year, serving on USCGC Katherine Walker. fleet week is an amazing event for the us military to reach out to civilians so they can have a better idea of what we can do and what we are

By: Ms Brown

Ms Brown — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:27:20 +0000

I love a man in uniform, they are so sexy. Too bad Im in Michigan this week and not in New York.

By: Kalpo

Kalpo — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:23:38 +0000

THE END. .

By: chruistine

chruistine — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:12:24 +0000

i still dont get what it is, like why do they have fleet week

By: Kerri Bliss

Kerri Bliss — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:59:43 +0000

I happened to be up there one weekend visiting when it was going on and it was a lot of fun! I noticed a lot of the sailors did not speak English but were all very friendly. It was very similar to the “sex in the city” episode in that all of the sailors are “lookin for a party!”