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Admiral Nimitz pays a visit
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Hindsights Michael Barr on February 26, 2025
Admiral Nimitz pays a visit

He sailed into the room with an easy smile and a gleam in his eye. It had been 26 years since he last saw his grandfather’s famous hotel, remodeled now and looking more like a Holiday Inn than the wooden steamboat he remembered. Still, Admiral Chester Nimitz looked relaxed and happy to drop anchor at home, even for a brief port call.

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