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Tango0113 Apr 2014 10:41 p.m. PST

…Letter From William Shatner.

"The captain and crew of the futuristic USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) received an awesome letter from actor William Shatner prior to the ship's christening on Saturday.


The ship, which will be the most technologically-advanced destroyer in the Navy when it becomes operational, is commanded by a real-life Capt. James Kirk. And while he's obviously of no relation to the Capt. Kirk played by William Shatner in "Star Trek," many have had fun with that coincidence.

That included Shatner himself, as a photo tweeted by Barbara Zumwalt yesterday showed the framed photo and letter he sent to the sailors who will soon be onboard, which is currently on display at Bath Iron Works in Maine…"
Full article here.
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This going to be part of history! (smile).

Amicalement
Armand

Pete Melvin14 Apr 2014 3:36 a.m. PST

Aww I thought it was going to be a a Fill in the Blanks competition:

The US Navy's Real-Life Captain Kirk Got An Awesome…

dose of space herpes
captain's log
gaggle of green gals (double points for use of aliteration)
beating from US Navy's Real-Life Commander Spock

And so on and so forth

Caesar14 Apr 2014 6:20 a.m. PST

And while he's obviously of no relation to the Capt. Kirk played by William Shatner

Well, that really remains to be seen. Let's revisit in 250 years.

Tgunner14 Apr 2014 8:17 a.m. PST

You just make this stuff up!

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