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Met Muhammad Ali.

I was on deployment back in the mid 90s and we were pierside in Dubai. I had the duty for the day and was in the Ready Room, likely cursing my luck as my buds were all off the boat having fun. A knock on the door and in walks a ship’s company guy and then the man himself, with maybe one assistant if I recall correctly.

The thing I recall most was the man’s presence. He was older and sick with Parkinson’s at that point, but the room had to expand to fit his presence it seemed somehow. Nicest guy in the world. Curious about our jobs, the boat, the Ready Room, and humble too.

Dumb luck he was on a tour of the boat at they stopped by our Ready Room. But it’s better to the lucky than good they say.

Very cool posts here already.