Freedom's First Responders: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers

The story of two of America's front line aircraft carriers with a combined active service of 81 years— USS Lexington CV-16 and USS Oriskany CV-34. Both ships distinguished themselves in war and peace but even though their active service ended long ago, they continue in service to American —USS Lexington as a floating museum in Corpus Christi, Texas and USS Oriskany as a fishing reef 12 miles off the cost off the coast of Pensacola Beach, Florida