USS Cleveland

Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) as seen from Solstice Steps Lakewood.

Adam & Julia Wells brought a Don't Give Up the Ship flag.

The other flags were all the current national flag. If sailors had binoculars, they would be to distant to be seen, unless they were the real long, and heavy ones.

People wanted pictures, and some had good equipment.

For many it was another good reason to go to the park. I hazard to guess how many were there. The ship was scheduled for 10.30.  Before 10 the parking lots were filled, and people had already began to park at nearby city streets.  Some continued into the lots, not minding the number of cars leaving. So for some time, throngs of people marched across the park to glimpse the lake, and wait. When the ship did come it was near the horizon.