The Lone Sailor

At the northern end of the Golden Gate, ships heading for sea pass a point where sailors feel the first long roll of the ocean and see the endless horizon opening toward the Pacific, with one last view back to San Francisco, the coastline of the United States, and home. Thousands and thousands of American seafarers in the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and the Merchant Marine sailed from here in peace and war to defend the country and its sea frontiers, and many never returned. The place honors the ordinary sailors and marines who sailed from here and did their duty.

San Francisco, California · United States