U.S. Navy - In Action

YOKOHAMA, Japan (July 21, 2009) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) man the rails as the ship passes under the Yokohama Bridge. John S. McCain made the transit from Yokosuka to Yokohama, Japan as the first-ever U.S. Navy ship to participate in the annual celebration of the Yokohama port opening. This year's celebration marks the 150th anniversary of the port being opened. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Josh Cassatt/Released)

I also have fond memories of my time on U. S. Navy Ships and how we also manned the rails when we entered ports while on deployments. Of course the most important "Manning the Rails" happened when we returned from deployments.

I served on four U. S. Navy Ships:

USS Ranger (CVA-61) - An Attack Aircraft Carrier

USS Sellers (DDG-11) - An ASW Guided Missile Destroyer

USS John Paul Jones (DDG-32) - A Guided Missile Destroyer

USS Hull (DD-945) - A Destroyer