Thursday, December 22, 2011

A First For The U.S. Navy



Women's First Kiss At Homecoming A First For Navy, Too -- Pilot Online

It's Wednesday morning around 10:30 when the Oak Hill finally comes into view, its steel-gray bow peeking out from behind a grove of green trees at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek.

It's been three months since the dock landing ship left home for Central America, and all of the usual fanfare is waiting to greet its crew: crowds of cheering families, toddlers dressed in sailor suits, and the lucky, excited woman who's been chosen to take part in a time-honored Navy tradition - the first homecoming kiss.

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My Comment: The media "over-coverage" may have been a bit too much .... but then again .... the times are a changing.

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