In the deep, deep ocean.

When I was in Germany recently, I boarded a German World War II U-boat. Wasn't in the water. But at a museum. Yes, a genuine U-boat. Lifted up. Hauled there. My gawd, it looked huge from the outside. But inside, it was tight going. One squeezed down the narrow aisles. So tight. So much equipment. Not a good place for anyone with claustrophobia. The boat was operated by a crew of 22. Just imagine what one did. To fight a war. Enclosing one's self in this hunk of metal. To go under water. Deep. And then to launch torpedoes. To bring death and destruction. And hoping that one didn't die. In the deep, deep ocean. --Jim Broede