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This Date in Naval Aviation History: Operation Vittles – Navy-style
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Remember…
(This clock belonged to the chaplain on the USS Arizona and was stoppedby the force of the explosion which destroyed her)
Happy Flag Day America!
Long may she wave… Over the land of the free… …and the home of the brave.
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