From Reagan to Reagan, they traveled halfway ’round the world.
Four sailors trekked from the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan, to stride through the front door of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley — where the welcoming bronze bust was the same, but the surroundings couldn’t be more different.
Separating the two likenesses of the former president: A 10-hour flight and more than 5,000 miles.
Sailors from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, check out Air Force One at the presidential at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sailors check out Air Force One at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sailors Erica Bechard, John Holzhauer, Roseben Constant, and Benjamin Meisner get an inside tour of Air Force One from tour guide Steve Caplan at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sailors Erica Bechard, Benjamin Meisner and Roseben Constant and John Holzhauer from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, wave from Air Force One at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sailor Roseben Bechard speaks from the presidents podium at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Reagan library tour guide Steve Caplan, left, shows sailors Roseben Constant, John Holzhauer, Benjamin Meisner and Erica Bechard a piece of the Berlin Wall at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sailors Benjamin Meisner and Roseben Constant from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, check out the presidential seal at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sailor Benjamin Meisner speaks from the presidents podium at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Reagan library tour guide Steve Caplan, left, shows sailors the Oval Office at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA Thursday, March 24, 2022. Four Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan visited California to learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan Thursday. The sailors were selected to attend based on their shipboard assignments and recognized accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
ETCM John Holzhauer, senior enlisted leader representative, ABH1 Benjamin Meisner, Senior Sailor of the Year 2021, BM1 Rosben Constant, Junior Sailor of the Year 2021, andMC2 Erica Bechard, photographer-videographer, were chosen to make the journey based on shipboard assignments and accomplishments while serving on the USS Ronald Reagan.
The goal: Broaden their knowledge of the iconic American leader for whom their ship was named.
For Benjamin Meisner, born in 1988, it is not surprising his memory of that presidency is limited because Reagan left office in 1989. Actually, all but one of the four sailors were born after the Reagan era concluded.
The group, surprisingly alert after the long flight from Japan, was given a private tour by guide Steve Caplan.
The quartet paid close attention to the myriad political facts, elaborate displays, historical artifacts and presidential mementoes throughout the library.
Some of the details were eye-opening for the Navy crew — such as the Air Force One exhibit. The sailors noted that the Marine One helicopter was far nicer than any helicopter they had ever seen during their tours on the USS Ronald Reagan.
After the tour, the group sat down under the wings of Air Force One to enjoy a quiet meal with a grand view over the hills of Simi Valley.
They were heading on to tour Reagan’s beloved ranch, Rancho Del Cielo, in Santa Barbara County.
Sadly, the group would have no time for horseback riding, an activity the The Gipper himself often enjoyed.
They were scheduled to be back on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan by the end of the weekend.
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