Queen Elizabeth Comes Up The Clyde
England
Byron Thomas

“The evening was perfect, like a dream, calm, a clear sky and the last rays of the sun were melting away. We crossed the Firth, then as we saw the big ship idling we moved down to meet her. As we approached she got bigger and bigger. Never in my life have I seen such a sight—the three of us stared on the starboard side, as we came within several hundred feet I could see the troops, thousands of them, lining the rails—GI Joe’s waving and as we got within ear shot they let out a mighty roar. We waved back at them and a thrill went up and down my spine. The majesty of that great ship bringing those boys to war. How human and simple all this is, I feel so much one with them; we are all in it together. Up the rope ladder and we were aboard.”

Byron Thomas