While waiting in line to board the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, I noticed a small, but eloquent landmark, the Merchant Marine Memorial.  The statues speak volumes of the horror of submarine warfare against shipping in World War II. 

If you look closely, you'll notice one figure is a drowning sailor being pulled up the side of the ship by his shipmates, something that happened all too often in WWII as German U-boats sank Allied shipping. 

Bluejeans' Place is honored to salute these veterans for their sacrifices for the Allied cause.