My son is serving on the USS North Carolina. He is a part of the first crew ever to do so. We were supposed to get tickets for this event & travel to NC to attend. The tickets never arrived. I was disappointed, but nevertheless, we support him, we thank the city of Wilmington for their support of him. He said that people were cheering when they came ashore. Lined the streets when they did their run. Had lunch w/WWII vets... amazing. The fireworks were a real treat he said. The citizens of Wilmington were wonderful. He told me stories of signing autographs, having his lunch/dinner paid for when they would go out. Thank you Wilmington for your support.