It was March 2003.
My position, that night, was as a gate guard.
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It seemed like every third person who walked through the gate had an iPod in their hands.
Ill never forget seeing so many white wires hanging beneath sailors chins that night.
The next day we steamed towards the Gulf to join the war.
The USS Nimitz and its crew would conduct more than 6,500 combat missions before it saw US shores again.
It made me feel like I was still connected to the technology zeitgeist happening back home.
Life on a ship is tough.
And when you live with 6,000 other people it means you dont get to blast your music.
Back in 2003 there were no streaming stations and you sure werent downloading MP3s on the ships data pipe.
I felt sorry for those old-timers with a dozen CDs taking up precious space in their berthing areas.
