On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:49:01 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

But if so, how would you explain all the
firsthand accounts, the Navy's building an airfield for AE and
stationing ships for her, and all the other assistance the government
provided?

You can dig up a firsthand account about just about anything,
especially if you are willing to be a bit creative. (Think Dan Rather
and the bogus National Guard files.) As for the govt assistance, that
was standard for the time. Think of the support Byrd got for his
Antarctic expeditions--the whole U.S. Navy, basically.


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