Thank you to all of my paid substack subscribers who made this trip happen.
Here are some of the gifts I was presented before I left the ship.
USS Eisenhower Coin
Half of a “Dog Bone” or “Holdback Pin.” This is used to hold back a plane as it powers up on the catapult until the right thrust is reached. Then the pin shears off. Modern aircraft like the F-18 use a holdback bar.
I gave Captain Chris “Chowda” Hill a Ryan McBeth Butt Pillow coin to thank him for his interview. He in turn gave me a commanders coin.
If you want one of the Department of the Boat People shirts, hoodies or stickers, you can find them at Bunker Branding.
