I was honored to participate in the Parade of Ships 2015, the kickoff event for Fleet Week.

Fleet Week is an annual event by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the city of New York for community outreach and as a way to celebrate the sea services.

But let me first give …

On May 6, 2015 I had the immense honor of being included among twelve Distinguished Visitors who served a two-day tour of duty on an embark aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier. The time went by so fast it only seemed like we were gone five minutes.

I’ll try to summarize what we saw and …