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Old 10-22-2014, 07:09 PM
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I agree that it would be a shame to see it destroyed. It's a significant piece of history. The Smithsonian Air and Space museum owns many aircraft with less significant historical importance. It's a shame they won't restore and display it.



When I joined the Secret Service we had a PT boat to use as the protective escort for the Presidential yacht Sequoia. To my dismay, President Carter sold the Sequoia. The Secret Service boat, PT- 809 (Guardian) was scrapped in 1990. I wish it could have been preserved.

It's truly a shame that we destroy, sell, or dismantle so many things that are historically noteworthy. Didn't the Feds recently sell a retired aircraft carrier for $1 to scrap?
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