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Call this one – “Generations.” From the left — my Grandpa (father’s side), first generation American of German descent who left his home in Illinois to join the Army and head off to the War to End All Wars, serving in France with the AEF. Next my Grandpa Jack – Army, Signal Corps who served…

Sayonara Kitty Hawk

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Skippy can provide a learned dissertation on the various forms of “Good-bye” one encounters in the Japanese language, but he will tell you that the one with a note of finality about it is “Sayonara.” YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 28, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs Yokosuka, Japan for the final time…

New Navy Ethos

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Ecce:   UNCLASSIFIED// NAVADMIN 318/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/NOV// SUBJ/NAVY ETHOS// 1. IN THE 2007-2008 CNO GUIDANCE, I DIRECTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NAVY ETHOS THAT WOULD REFLECT THE VALUES INTEGRAL TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE SAILORS AND NAVY CIVILIANS, NO MATTER THE ASSIGNED UNIT, COMMAND, OR COMMUNITY. 2. AFTER GATHERING INPUT ACROSS THE…

DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner
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DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner

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  File this under “Getting It Right”: IMMEDIATE RELEASE    No. 352-12 May 07, 2012 Secretary of The Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer  (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval…

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