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Picture of the day the USS Kidd came home to BR
Posted on 9/11/19 at 7:24 am
Posted on 9/11/19 at 7:24 am
Side Note: giving tours/working on the kidd is tier 1 community service after a DUI
This post was edited on 9/11/19 at 7:27 am
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Posted on 9/11/19 at 7:52 am to deathvalleyfreak43
I was there waiting for it to sail up the river....
was in elementary school at the time.
was in elementary school at the time.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 7:54 am to deathvalleyfreak43
look at all those people on the Levee not catching stray bullets. 
Posted on 9/11/19 at 7:57 am to deathvalleyfreak43
What year was this?
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:10 am to deathvalleyfreak43
Wait, giving tours on the Kidd is a punishment for DWI?
It should be an honor for a deserving person, not a punishment for screwing up.
It should be an honor for a deserving person, not a punishment for screwing up.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:15 am to deathvalleyfreak43
I must have toured that ship a hundred times growing up, and it never got boring. I love the U.S.S. Kidd.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:19 am to deathvalleyfreak43
I took a bunch of B & W photos of that even and have them around my house somewhere. We were promised an air show, but got nothing but a flyover by some T-28's and T-6's. Does anybody remember when you could rent out the Kidd (and Samuel Clemens) for parties? Went to several on both. 
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:24 am to lsufanintexas
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The Navy set aside three Fletcher-class ships for use as memorials; The Sullivans (DD-537), Cassin Young (DD-793), and Kidd. Louisiana congressman William Henson Moore selected Kidd to serve as a memorial for Louisiana World War II veterans. Kidd was towed from Philadelphia and arrived in Baton Rouge on 23 May 1982, where she was transferred to the Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission. She is now on public view there as a museum vessel, and she hosts youth group overnight encampments.
USS Kidd dropping depth charges.
I liked this paint scheme on her.
This post was edited on 9/11/19 at 8:25 am
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:28 am to deathvalleyfreak43
I know I've posted this already but i'll say it again. Old time friend of mine, grew up with him and his siblings off of Millerville RD. here in BR. He's about to command the latest USS Kidd.
How damn cool is that?
Advocate article
How damn cool is that?
Advocate article
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:35 am to deathvalleyfreak43
I actually have a VHS recording of the WBRZ coverage of the arrival. Baton Rouge was in quite an excited frenzy.
Simpler times, I guess.
Simpler times, I guess.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:40 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Does anybody remember when you could rent out the Kidd (and Samuel Clemens) for parties? Went to several on both
You still can! You and 19 friends can camp overnight for a minimum of only $500
Posted on 9/11/19 at 8:40 am to deathvalleyfreak43
I think I see Ed Osteen’s cow of a wife in that picture.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 9:18 am to leftovergumbo
There’s something awesome about watching those old battleships plow through the waves with smoke pouring out the stacks.
Looks cool as frick
Looks cool as frick
Posted on 9/11/19 at 9:29 am to deathvalleyfreak43
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Side Note: giving tours/working on the kidd is tier 1 community service after a DUI
Not giving tours, no. But, working on the Kidd, yes. I polished every piece of brass on that ship in 1997 for 32 hours one week to fulfill my obligation to the community... Where did I get the idea to do it? When I was booked in 1996, I shared a cell with a dude who had committed a murder a few months ago and he worked for a few years on the Kidd in maintenance. He got mixed up in drugs and will ever see the light of day again (LINK ). He told me that he used to supervise community service guys as part of his job and gave me his contact there. He was a super nice kid and it just shows you some of the dark paths that drugs can lead you down. I even remember at that point him taking full responsibility for it and even said that he would probably get the death penalty, which he did, but it was reduced to life a few years later.
This post was edited on 9/11/19 at 9:31 am
Posted on 9/11/19 at 9:43 am to deathvalleyfreak43
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Side Note: giving tours/working on the kidd is tier 1 community service after a DUI
Maybe at some point.
But that was my first job in Baton Rouge in the mid-90s, mostly a High-School/College workforce.
This post was edited on 9/11/19 at 9:44 am
Posted on 9/11/19 at 9:45 am to deathvalleyfreak43
The Sheriff is near
Posted on 9/11/19 at 9:46 am to The Boat
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The Sheriff is near
what did he say?
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:05 am to Bedhog
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look at all those people on the Levee not catching stray bullets
Was that when br was great
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:06 am to crewdepoo
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Was that when br was great
I Kidd you not!
Posted on 9/11/19 at 10:25 am to deathvalleyfreak43
love going to check it out every time I'm down there. Good shite
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