| Yesterday, a former officer on USS DOYLE passed on this photo to Holly Bell, son
of Jim Bell of Grantsville, who said it would like to share it with Hur Herald
readers.
"Hello to all,"
This morning I witnessed another classy and emotional presentation by the
German Navy. The FGS NIEDERSACHSEN (F208) who is part of our NATO battle
group called us this morning at 8 a.m. and asked if they could pass close to
starboard."
"What we didn't know was that they had their whole crew topside
in
dress blues rendering honors to the United States for September 11th. From
their main mast they flew our flag and they held their covers over their hearts.
Needless to say, the whole crew was choked up and a few tears formed in
our
eyes. Both ships stayed next to each other in silence for about 5 minutes."
"These are the days that remind me why I joined the Navy."
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