Holy Fabulosity Batman!!

For those of you who don't know this already, I have a facsination with the Dutch Royal Family (which is ALMOST as huge as Allison's facsination with the same family).

What you are about to see to too phenomenal for words, so I'll spare you an attempt.


USS Carl Vinson (June 7, 2005)-- The Crown Prince of the Netherlands, His Royal Highness Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand, departs the Nimitz class aircraft carrier through the rainbow sideboys. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf. The strike group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Gulf in order to set the conditions for security and stability in the region. USS Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., in support of a three-year refuel and complex overhaul.


There are many more photos of Willem Alexander's visit, but this was one of my favorites. There are no news articles about it yet though, which is beyond sad. Hopefully one will be posted shortly. But- to see more photos, click on my "what's happening on the ship" link, then go to the "photos" link which is on the right-hand side of the Carl Vinson homepage.


** PS- why isn't there a gay bar or boy-band named "Rainbow Sideboys" yet?