From: Ben517
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:08 AM
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 869 517TH PRCT--MARCH 23, 2005
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Floyd Polk
 
Ben,
 
This is how one of the turkeys that Floyd raised through four hurricanes ended up.  Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed by ALL. 

Subject: Floyd and turkey photos

Before                             
Beautiful picture of Floyd and Thanksgiving dinner  
                       
                     
                              
Floyd hangs the turkey--he cuts the head off
 so they will bleed real good.                                                                After  
                           
Floyd Polk
 
Ben,
 
I spent from the middle of May 1943 to November 4th, 1944 in D Company, and I remember having the same helmet and chin strap from start to finish.
 
Floyd Polk
Bob Dalrymple
USS REAGAN PASSING THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL


   BEAUTIFUL!!!!


Boy!!! When the Bridge pipes "Man the Rail" there is a lot of rail to man on this monster. Shoulder to shoulder around 4½ acres. This doesn't give her displacement but it's about 100,000 tons with full complements. 

Capability

    • Top speed exceeds 30 knots
    • Powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling
    • Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
    • Carries over 80 combat aircraft
    • Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet


Size

    • Towers 20 stories above the waterline
    • 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall
    • Flight deck covers 4.5 acres
    • 4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across and weighing 66,200 pounds
    • 2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
    • 4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet


Dates

    • Dec 8, 1994 Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding
    • Feb 12, 1998 Keel laid
    • Oct 1, 2000 Precommissioning Unit established
    • March 4, 2001 Christened by Mrs. Nancy Reagan
    • May 5, 2003 First underway
    • July 12, 2003 Commissioned
    • July 23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA


Capacity

    • Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel
    • Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
    • 18,150 meals served daily
    • Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2000 homes
    • Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring
    • 1,400 telephones, 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
    • Costs the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation
    • Costs the Navy approximately $2.5 million per day for underway operations (Sailor's salaries included
    • Jerrie Long
  • Sending this one to several people(868 Mail Call ) Thanks.  Jerrie Long