Barbara Zumwalt
The US Navy's Real-Life Captain Kirk Got An Awesome Letter From William Shatner -- Business Insider
The captain and crew of the futuristic USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) received an awesome letter from actor William Shatner prior to the ship's christening on Saturday.
The ship, which will be the most technologically-advanced destroyer in the Navy when it becomes operational, is commanded by a real-life Capt. James Kirk. And while he's obviously of no relation to the Capt. Kirk played by William Shatner in "Star Trek," many have had fun with that coincidence.
That included Shatner himself, as a photo tweeted by Barbara Zumwalt yesterday showed the framed photo and letter he sent to the sailors who will soon be onboard, which is currently on display at Bath Iron Works in Maine.
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My Comment: To a Star Trek fan (guilty as charged) .... these things are priceless.
2 comments:
He also sent a crate of tear away shirts, an essential part of a captains uniform.
LOL ... so true.
I had the privilege two years back of actually meeting both William Shatner and Patrick Stewart at Comicon in Montreal together. I even shook their hands. No pictures though .... something that I will probably regret for the rest of my life.
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