The USS Midway is located in downtown San Diego. It served as an aircraft carrier from 1945-1992. It served the entire Cold War period and then some. On June 7, 2004, it opened as a museum. It’s one of the most popular naval warship museums in the US. I like it more than the Intrepid in NYC.
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Walter Cushing
Major Walter Cushing fought with the Filipino-American guerrillas in WWII. I was introduced to him while reading, The Intrepid Guerillas of North Luzon. He kept evading the Japanese by pretending to be a Spanish priest. He was mestizo; half Mexican and half Canadian and could pass for Filipino. His battles against the Japanese were fairly successful but the day came when the Ganaps (pro-Japanese Filipinos) turned him in and gave away his whereabouts. Continue reading