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This Is How To Name a Warship
This Is How To Name a Warship
That picture has significance. Background here . During the service, as Monsoor's coffin was taken from the hearse to the gravesite, Navy SEALs lined up in two columns. As the coffin passed, video shows each SEAL slapping down the gold Trident from his uniform and deeply embedding it in ...
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US Navy Names Kick Ass Warship After Kick Ass American Hero Michael Monsoor
Ace of Spades HQ — US Navy Names Kick Ass Warship After Kick Ass American Hero Michael Monsoor PO2monsoor.jpg The second ship in the Navy's new class of destroyers will carry the name of Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient Michael Monsoor. “Michael Monsoor’s name will now be linked with one of our nation’s most visible examples of military power — a U.S. Navy warship,” (Secretary of the Navy Donald) Winter said in the address prepared for a Navy SEAL Warrior Fund dinner. The Michael Monsoor will be the second DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class advanced destroyer. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding is ...

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The Anchoress — ... daughter, Sara, who suffers from lupus and who is also going through a very challenging emotional time that is impacting her negatively in just about every conceivable way. Additional emotional stresses on lupus sufferers can be devastating. Please keep her in your prayers this weekend. Linking around, I love this stuff: oldest Hebrew writing yet discovered. Coolio, indeed! Medal of Honor Winner Michael Mansoor will be additionally honored as the Navy names a destroyer after him. Because of the ...

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Theo Spark — Iraqi troops find EFP factory in Sadr City. by Bill Roggio Is Obama his aunt’s keeper? Understanding the stock market: Follow the Dolphins. Iran threatens suicide attacks against the US. Army Awards JLTV Contracts. What about Obama’s medical records? The Whatziss revealed. from Argghhh Babil and Wasit from The Mudville Gazette This Is How To Name a Warship. from Information Dissemination. Happy to be wrong. from Cdr Salamander Eric Fisher Wood, ...

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