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THE OLDEST U.S. NAVY SHIP THAT FOUGHT IN BOTH WORLD WARS, BATTLESHIP TEXAS, CELEBRATED ITS
CENTENNIAL OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE CELEBRATION TOOK PLACE ABOARD THE MUSEUM SHIP IN LA PORTE, TEXAS.
THIS WAS THE LAST CREW REUNION FOR 32 VETERANS WHO SERVED ABOARD THE SHIP DURING WORLD WAR
TWO.
ONE FORMER CREW MEMBER SHARED HIS EXPERIENCE AFTER THE CELEBRATION.
"I LOVED IT. I LOVED IT. I LOVED IT. YEAH, AND I'M SHOCKED TO THIS DAY ABOUT HOW WE WERE
TREATED AND I'M AMAZED WITH ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT THEY HAVE HERE YOU KNOW THE PREPARATION
AND EVERYTHING THEY WENT THROUGH. I WOULD FEEL SORRY FOR ANYBODY THAT MISSED IT. IT
WAS PERFECT."
IN 1914, TEXAS WAS COMMISSIONED AND AT THE TIME, CONSIDERED THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON
IN THE WORLD.
ON D-DAY SHE FIRED ON THE GERMANS AT NORMANDY AND LATER IN THE PACIFIC AGAINST THE JAPANESE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT BATTLESHIPTEXAS.ORG.
FROM THE DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY, I'M PETTY OFFICER JONATHAN SUNDERMAN.