I do not own Battleship or anything associated with it.
I am a force to be reckoned with.
But I am outdated and obsolete.
I fought at Iwo Jima. I fought at Okinawa.
I remember the sailors, young and old, experienced and fresh-faced.
I felt their emotions, their feelings, their desire to win.
We won.
The Enemy surrendered aboard my deck.
Now I sit in Pearl Harbor as the next generations walk my deck and learn my history.
A sailor comes along here and there, remembering their fight.
Now new sailors come with old sailors.
I feel them as they move through my architecture.
Areas that had been sealed off are reopened.
They light my engines.
They prime my batteries.
I head out into the ocean once more to face a new Enemy.
The new Enemy has better weapons and tactics than the old Enemy.
We give them their own personal Armageddon.
I am outdated and obsolete.
But I am a force to be reckoned with.
I am the U.S.S Missouri.
I am a BATTLESHIP.
This is meant as a tribute to the USS Missouri and every single person who ever served aboard it. You have done so much more for your country than I could ever hope to do. God bless you for your service, and thank you. Thank you for protecting us from those that would do us harm.
-theoneandonlylordmonkeyknight