"Author Notes" This is the finale for this story. Thanks for Reading.
Tribute
Chapter 11th
Commander Rose Marie Crane was getting ready for the tribute from inside the quarters of the Air Force base. General Bradley had reserved the quarters for all of those receiving the tribute. Otherwise everyone else would be transported from the harbor to the base to watch the proceedings.
Lee was watching his wife with grace finishing up the touches with her make up. She has always been fussy for when it comes to her looks for special events. As for Captain Crane, He was wearing his dress uniform having to still fit after all of these years.
"You're looking mighty find Lee in your uniform. Shall we go meet up with the Admiral and the General to be seated?" Rose Marie replied with taking his arm and walking over to the banquet hall. It was a beautiful day on the island of Hawaii. Temperatures are supposed to reach in the high nineties with very little humidity.
Walking inside. The placed was jammed with the Seaview crew members sitting at there assign seating. There were standing room as well with the base personnel to watch the special event.
General Bradley walked up to the podium to introduce Admiral Nelson and the rest of his crew including Captain Lee Crane to receive the special tribute award that was each worth $1,000 to cash in and spend.
General Bradley gave a little bit of a short speech for those grumbling wanting to start with the event.
As the proceedings started. Admiral Nelson spoke about the Institute and all of the up and coming projects for both the Seaview and the Institute. He was very proud of everyone working very hard to keep it going. "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like for you to meet one of those special people that have worked really hard during the past few years working on her projects. Please meet Commander Rose Marie Crane." Nelson says with the banquet hall erupting with thunderous clapping by everyone inside. General Bradley handed her the award into her hand as she shakes his hand and than hugs him as well.
"Thank you, everyone for attending this special event. I would very much like to thank the Institute and Admiral Nelson for letting me to continue on with my work. Hopefully with the next year I will be able to stride even further with all of my new projects. " She walks away from the podium as Admiral Nelson and General Bradley introduce the rest including Captain Lee Crane. He had a short speech that the both asked the personnel to please be patience.
"I appreciate this special tribute. I would like to thank Admiral Nelson for being a friend and my boss. Hopefully I will be able to continue on as the Seaview's captain. There has to come a point in my life I would need to give up the position to become a full time dad. Thank you." He said with slight tears in his eyes to quickly kiss his wife on the cheek.
The tribute event continued on for another hour or so with food and drink being served before the Seaview starts to head back to Santa Barbara, California.
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There was a special message from the Alliance president Darien wishing them all the best with the tribute. He was just sorry he wasn't able to be there in person while dealing with politics and the recent trouble with the two Air Force pilots being found.
He was very happy nothing ever came out of it with the aliens causing any type of problem with the Alliance countries and over all planet Earth.
THE END