Week before last was our Forever Young – our old folks group from church – and friends’ annual beach trip. Our favorite place to eat is Captain Benjamin’s Seafood Buffet (truly, it has everything imaginable on the buffet), so it is always on the agenda. For the first time ever this year I rode the bus, and so got to hear the lady from Captain Benjamin’s climb on there & do her welcome speech. They do have just incredible decor in the restaurant, and I learned from her that they actually have a model ship builder on staff. This past year, though, instead of building another ship, he concentrated his attention on the new display honoring Vietnam Veterans, showing all of the different kinds of helicopters that were used in that conflict. It really was pretty amazing.
Here’s one of many, many examples of his work from years gone by…
