Mister Rogers and the U.S. Navy
Connected, but not quite how you think. Plus, uniforms and why some people wear them, links to the sunglasses companies I mentioned, and 7 other things worth reading.
In 2017, a Navy destroyer called the USS Fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship off the coast of Japan.
It was a terrible tragedy. Seven sailors were killed.
The destroyer’s captain, Commander Bryce Benson, had been asleep in his cabin during the 1:30 a.m. collision.
His naval career was over. He even faced a court-martial, although the Navy ultimately d…