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On Sept. 23.2004 I will be leaving for Patriots Point at Mount Pleasant, SC. I will be working on
the USS Laffy DD724, a Sumner Class Destroyer form WW2, Korea and the cold war. I served on her for nine days in 1956 as a
Radarman 3rd Class Petty Officer. I was on Temporary Duty. My regular duty station at that time was the USS Ingraham DD694.
When my TAD was up I returned to the Ingraham, and served on her until my discharge in March 23.1957.
You see I belong
to the Tin Can Sailors Association and each year I pay $30.00 to work, eat & sleep on board the Laffy. We work to keep
her in good shape, so the country can visit her a (War Memorial) along with other ships throughout the USA.
It is a work
of love. Every once in a while I take some of my Granddaughters to Patriots Point to see a ship that their Grandfather served
on in his younger days.
There also at P. Point the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, along with a submarine, and Coast Guard
Cutter Ingram that was in the service of this country for 50 years.
For a slight admission charge anyone can go on board
all of these ships. Some members of the Knights may not be aware of these fine Historical ships, and might want to take the
families there. It is a wonderful day trip.
Jack McGuinness
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