While I never served, I did live in Norfolk for 10 years while attending ODU and then stayed after graduating. It is impossible not to know someone in the Navy if you are in Norfolk. My college roommate is now flying helos (his callsign is Bradley Bear after his girlfriend, now wife called him that while training) and our neighbor was on the Cole when it was attacked.
That being said, a piece of history is meeting her end as the Enterprise just got back from her final deployment. She will be inactivated in December at which point her reactors will be removed, and she will eventually be scrapped as removing the reactors will require gutting the ship.
If you have ever served in the Navy or have an interest in the media coverage about this story check out the local media outlets at
pilotonline.com
wavy.com
wtkr.com
wvec.com
That being said, a piece of history is meeting her end as the Enterprise just got back from her final deployment. She will be inactivated in December at which point her reactors will be removed, and she will eventually be scrapped as removing the reactors will require gutting the ship.
If you have ever served in the Navy or have an interest in the media coverage about this story check out the local media outlets at
pilotonline.com
wavy.com
wtkr.com
wvec.com