First Kiss

Groton, CT (March 22, 2002) – MS3 (SS) Darrell Simon kisses his wife Charlene after disembarking from USS Hartford (SSN 768). Simon was the first Hartford crewmember to leave the boat and get the traditional first kiss after completing their six-month deployment in the Arabian Gulf. The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine departed Groton on Sept. 19, 2001 and joined the Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.