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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Carrier USS Kennedy decommissioned in ceremony before hundreds in Florida

The first skipper of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy was surrounded Friday by shipmates wanting an autograph, a picture or just a chance to talk about old times.

But for Adm. Earl P. Yates, the ship's captain from 1968 to 1969, the decommissioning of "Big John" after nearly 40 years of service was a little sad.

"I feel like crying," he said.

Yates was among the 19 of 29 former Kennedy captains who attended the ceremony presided over by the final skipper, Capt. Todd Zecchin. The event ended with the lowering of the ship's flag and more than 2,000 sailors in dress blues marching off for the last time.

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