The Retirement of the USS Kitty Hawk

The USS Kitty Hawk, the aircraft carrier my father served on during Vietnam, is headed toward retirement in Washington. My father's old squadron, VA-52 Knightriders, has long been retired along with the A-6 Intruders they flew. It seems this era in my father's life is being slowly moving into pure history. It's all making me feel a bit nostalgic today...