Memorial Day aboard Intrepid

The Memorial Day Ceremony was held this year on the Pier rather than on the Flight Deck, since the Flight Deck is being prepared for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.  This year was another hot, sunny one with hundreds of military and families and supporters present.

Color Guard, representing all branches of the Armed Services

Police Chief Ray Kelly addressing the crowd, the Concorde in the background

Italian Naval Admiral assigned to the United Nations with a 95-year old Veteran preparing to toss a wreath into the Hudson River in memory of those fallen.

A new technique for me .. A panorama of the 100' flag unfurled on the Pier, held up by currently enlisted and veteran members of the Armed Forces.

My husband, Eric, (blue cap) took his place at the perimeter as a 20-year veteran of the Air Force.

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Space Shuttle Enterprise de-mated from 747 - Photos

After napping on and off all day, Eric and I headed over to JFK on Saturday night/Sunday morning.  We arrived at 2:00 a.m. and witnessed the process of disconnecting the two aircraft.  Eric did several media hits, for TV and radio, before we headed home at 4:30 a.m.  (Click on any photo to enlarge).

Crews working under the nose of the Shuttle Enterprise.

The view from across the tarmac in the pre-dawn darknesss.

Cranes, hoists and guy wires attached to the Shuttle for stability and placement.

Crews working to detach the wing, one of three contact points on the 747.

After detachment, the 747 slowly backed out from under the Shuttle.

Shuttle Enterprise was carefully lowered onto the back of the transport flatbed truck.

The driver receiving directions.

The final contact point was agonizingly slow.

Workers making the final connection.

Photos shot with Nikon D300s with 70-200mm lens and D40x with 18-70mm lens, both set to high ISO, no flash, hand held.

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