For Your Information - July 9th - Battleship Texas Foundation

Guest was Bruce Bramlett, Executive Director of Battleship Texas Foundation. We talked about the current state of emergency the 103 year old USS Texas is under, and the future of the historic ship. We talked about last month’s huge leak that endangered the ship, and what is needed to keep from losing her. We talked about the history of the ship, through WWI and WWII, as well as her life now as a museum. We talked about the veterans who served as her crew, as well as the single battle fatality on board. We talked about the educational programs conducted on the ship, and the funding needed to preserve history.