8.6K reactions · 887 shares | How do you start the engines of the USS Iowa? Take a tour with us on the ship and learn more about its active service to our nation via our documentary on the PBS App. Tour >>> https://bit.ly/4azjinl | Iowa PBS | Facebook

152K views · 2.7K reactions | Battleship USS Iowa museum crew member and WWII veteran Ernest Thompson is in his 90s and hasn't been able to come to the ship lately, but some amazing sailors brought it to him, singing "Anchors Aweigh" in the middle of his street. He called it "one of the best days of his life". Video courtesy Sue Schmidt, volunteer coordinator at Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa Hermann | FOX 35 Orlando | Facebook