Yesterday, Chris and I had the privilege of touring the USS Harry S. Truman that is currently docked in Bahrain for the next couple of days. We weren't able to take Charlotte because she was too young, so you won't get to see any pictures of our cute little punkin this time around. We had a nice time and it was awesome to see with my own eyes what a Naval ship looks like on the inside. Even though it was the size of a cruise ship, it didn't look anything like it on the inside! I can see why our brave soldiers get tired of being at sea for so long at a time. They definitely don't have near the luxuries we do, nor is there life even comparable to a cruise!
Here's some pictures from our tour:
There was a small room dedicated to Harry S. Truman, the ship's namesake. This picture shows what the oval office looked like while President Truman was in office. Apparently, there was a lot of construction while Harry S. Truman was president and he was tried of looking at it, so he hired someone to paint a tree mural to put behind the oval office windows. And did you know the S in his name doesn't stand for anything? He wasn't born with a middle name, but when he was running for office, advisors told him a middle name would make him sound more distinguished. His middle name was literally the letter s. Here is Justine pretending to sit in one of the chairs on the mural!
This is a carbon copy of the letter President Truman signed giving permission to drop the Atom bomb. You should be able to click on the picture to view it bigger.
A collage of pictures inside the ship and a few decals painted onto the planes.
Chris and I posing in front of a plane. We got in the mood to watch Top Gun after touring the ship and I think we will soon.
"Give 'Em Hell" is the ship's motto. Harry S. Truman never actually said this, but one time during a speech by Truman attacking the Republicans during a 1948 presidential election campaign, a supporter yelled out, "Give 'em hell, Harry!" Truman replied, "I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's hell." Thus, "Give 'em Hell!" became a popular slogan for Harry S. Truman amongst his supporters.
The chain on the ship and some pictures from the flight deck.
The air traffic control tower. It's amazing to think that this ship is its own functioning airport.
Sammy and Justine in an air traffic controllers chair.
Justine in an air traffic controllers chair, typing on a computer, another picture from the flight deck, and a picture Justine took of me.
A view from the balcony of the ship. I loved how they arranged the planes for us tourists!
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