I was invited to attend the commissioning of the U.S.S. George H. W. Bush courtesy of Bob Milne & George H. W. Bush! It was an incredible experience and all events were first class. On Friday night (Jan 9) there was a lavish gala featuring an army of waiters carrying all sorts of culinary delights, an ice sculpture of the ship, and even a projected image of the ship in light on a wall of curtains! Some in attendance included President George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, Dan Quayle. In view of this, I decided to keep my Obama lapel pin in my pocket! For the commissioning ceremony on Jan 10, we were given gold tickets (courtesy of former President Bush Sr.) which enabled us to bypass the thousands of people in line and go directly to our seats. The ceremony was awesome and inspired considerable patriotism and pride in America ! Thank you Bob and thank you President Bush!