Members of the Naval Academy Class of 1955 celebrate their graduation.

Letter to My Son

By Captain ———, U. S. Navy
December 1955
A letter written by the commanding officer of a cruiser to his son on the occasion of his son’s graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy in June, 1955.
U.S. Army Large Tug Major Elisha K. Henson (LT-5) at the H. Lee White Maritime Museum, Oswego, New York

One of the Very Few

By J. M. Caiella
June 2019
Fewer than 30 vessels that served in the Normandy invasion are still afloat. The U.S. Army large tug LT-5 is the last functional U.S. Army vessel that participated.

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