CWO Jorgen Lorenzen arrives back at NSMW, 1957, bag and baggage.
 

 

[JL-13] This is the airplane I arrived on.

[JL-14] This is a NYC ladder fire truck during a strike .

Before reaching my destination at Yorktown, I enjoyed the sights of Washington, DC

 

[JL-15] The Washington Monument.

[JL-16] Monument and Bureau of Printing & Engraving.

[JL-17] The White House.

[JL-18] White House and security guards.

[JL-19] Jupiter C rocket at Air & Space Museum

[JL-20] Atlas Agena rocket at Smithsonian

Close to Yorktown, I spent some time at Front Royal.

[JL-23] Bowers Motor Court in Front Royal

[JL-25] Laws for driving in America are different  from Denmark, which I soon discovered.

[JL-24] Skyline Caverns in Front Royal and  home of Belle Boyd, Confederate spy.

I made a short trip to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains

[JL-27] I joined an American officer from Yorktown for the trip.

[JL-26a] Blue Ridge visitor center

[JL-26] The highest point in the Blue Ridge Mtns.

Jamestown was the first American Colony, begun in 1607.

[JL-29] A replica of a boat that brought the settlers

[JL-30] Visitor's center in Jamestown

Finally, arriving at Yorktown.

[JL-31] Here I am at the Yorktown battle field.

[JL-32] The York River and the bridge.

[JL-33] Mine Office at the base in Yorktown.

 

[All photos courtesy of Jorgen Strange Lorenzen]

 

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