THE LONE SAILOR
THIS IS A MEMORIAL TO EVERYONE WHO EVER
SAILED OUT OF THE GOLDEN GATE IN THE
SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY - IN THE NAVY,
THE MARINE CORPS, THE COAST GUARD, THE
MERCHANT MARINE.
A SHIP HEADING FOR SEA PASSES DIRECTLY
BY THIS SPOT AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE
GOLDEN GATE. HERE THE SAILOR FEELS THE
FIRST LONG ROLL OF THE SEA, THE
BEGINNING OF THE ENDLESS HORIZON THAT
LEADS TO THE FAR PACIFIC.
THERE IS ONE LAST CHANCE TO LOOK BACK
AT THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, SHINING ON
ITS HILLS, ONE LAST CHANCE TO LOOK BACK
AT THE COASTLINE OF THE UNITED STATES,
ONE LAST CHANCE TO LOOK BACK AT HOME.
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN
SEAFARERS HAVE SAILED PAST THIS PLACE, IN
PEACE AND WAR, TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY
AND ITS SEA FRONTIERS. MANY OF THEM
NEVER RETURNED. THIS MONUMENT IS
DEDICATED TO THE ORDINARY SAILORS AND
MARINES WHO SAILED FROM THIS PLACE AND
DID THEIR DUTY.
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