USS Hornet and #Apollo50th

It certainly is a milestone anniversary this week remembering Apollo 11 and the historic walk on the moon.  The USS Hornet is celebrating too.  It was on July 24, 1969 that the crew of the USS Hornet (CVS-12) conducted the recovery operation for the Apollo 11 capsule and the astronauts.

My father passed away a few months before this historic event.  I wonder if he had known that the USS Hornet was to play an important role in the space race.

With all the media this week about the mission, in this post I wanted to draw attention to the USS Hornet’s part by providing links to resources that tell the story.

The Naval History and Heritage Command website has a great synopsis of the events that unfolded early on the morning of July 24, 1969 with it’s article Apollo 11: The Navy’s Role in the Recovery Operation

In this…