USS Alabama

This is exciting.

It all starts off at 7 a.m., the flag-raising ceremony at the Battleship Park, and then we have our parade.

Downtown Mobile starts off at Canal.

We host the Veterans Parade, and that's at 10 a.m., And then the Veterans Luncheon at Fort Whiting, which is at 12 noon.

Uh, it's a pleasure to have you on the program.

So I'm not sure if you're aware, but back in episode 11 we spoke with Matthew McCluney from the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, another must-see destination in historic Mobile.

Absolutely.

So anyway, as I understand it, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf is the only museum in the world dedicated to the rich history, culture, and traditions of the Gulf of America, with more than 80 immersive exhibits and interactives.

And in New York, that's right, in New York, one of their candidates for Congress bragged that she forgot her napkins, but that's okay, she would just wipe her hands on the American flag.

the American flag that our men and women in uniform proudly carry into battle, the flag that flies over the USS Alabama right here in Mobile, and the flag that stands for the freedoms that we all know are worthy to protect.

That's right.

So let's be clear what's on the line.

And we want to thank the folks that helped make this show possible.

The Battleship USS Alabama Memorial Park and all of our other sponsors.

And I'll come back to those in another section.

But it's really neat to have this gentleman.

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The SS Alabama is in

the bed over there.

Galvin, I have a brand new open letter coming up in the 8 o'clock

Gulf shores and Orange Beach deliver classic white-sand Gulf Coast beach life with warm water and a genuinely relaxed pace year-round.

And the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile lets visitors tour an actual World War II-era battleship up close and in person.

A few things worth knowing.

Gulf Shores rental prices spike dramatically during peak summer weeks, so booking well ahead or shifting your visit slightly saves real money on your stay.

Yeah.

Well, that's, that's interesting because like a similar sort of thing, um, on the other flip side of the coin is that trip I had recently into Alabama and we went to the, uh, USS Alabama battleship memorial park where I, I sent all that airplane porn to you and I wasn't expecting to be overwhelmed or, you know, impressed with it all.

But I actually was.

It was actually pretty cool.

if you wanna see the leprechaun.

Uh, icons along the float show the city's official logo, one of the, uh, infamous squirrels that populate Bienville Square, a Mardi Gras doubloon, and the USS Alabama battleship.

The agenda item states the float must be completed and delivered to the city by Tuesday, December 22nd." So w- well before the Regions Arena.

I, I, mm, I don't know.