The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 20th, 2003
WAR AGAINST IRAQ
FROM THE FLIGHT DECK
On aircraft carrier, crew is on 'razor's edge' of readiness
Captain oversees steady preparations for war against Iraq
By SANDY BAUERS Knight Ridder News Service
Thursday, March 20, 2003
Aboard the USS Harry S. Truman -- He's flown off the decks of 14 aircraft carriers.
He drinks 22 to 26 cups of coffee a day.
He swears he still wears the same size uniform as when he entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1971, "although maybe the pants have to be let out a bit."
Now, when Capt. Michael R. Groothousen, commanding officer of the countr...
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