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    final count of thirteen. The Stars and Bars were flown as the Confederate Nation’s battle ensign during many battles of the Civil War‚ including the battle between ironclads‚ a world-changing battle that took place between the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor at Hampton Roads‚ Virginia. A battle ensign is the badge of a warship‚ worn before the ship enters battle‚ it is the indicator to enemies that conflict is on its way. This flag is the source of pride for its mother nation and for the crew aboard

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    Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War is based on a mixture of fictional and non-fictional characters in which are connected to Victor “Pug” Henry. Pug is a middle aged‚ United States Navy Commander with a wife‚ Rhoda‚ and three grown kids‚ Warren‚ Madeline‚ and Byron. His dream is to command an American battleship in the United States Navy. As the story starts‚ Pug is being assigned to naval diplomacy in Berlin‚ Germany six months before the invasion of Poland (1). While working as the attaché‚ Pug notices

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    The U.S. destroyer USS Maddox was on international waters in the Gulf of Tokin on July 31st‚ 1964. It was suggested that President Johnson purposely did this to make North Vietnam react so he would have a reason to increase warfare in Vietnam. Ironically‚ this is exactly how it happened. North Vietnamese torpedo ships attacked the ship‚ however with the help of a nearby large warship that carries planes‚ two were just damaged and the rest of the torpedo ships were destroyed. The USS Maddox only had

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    Pearl Harbor Picture yourself as a crew member on one of the naval ships in Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1944 before complete destruction began. It’s a perfectly calm Sunday; everyone’s going about their own duties in a peaceful manner. Suddenly in the sky dozens of fighter pilots zoom overhead. Crew members have zero time to react to the planes as they begin to fire and drop bombs in the harbor. The initial surprise and confusion of the attack prevents any actions of defense. This attack on Pearl

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    the navy for about 4 years * Neil’s call up from the navy came to him on January 26 1949‚ requiring him to start training at the age of 18 * This lasted for about 18 months‚ during which he qualified for carrier landing aboard the USS CABOT and the USS WRIGHT * On August 16‚1950‚ 2 weeks after his 20th birthday‚ Armstrong was informed that he was a fully

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    Panamanian Canal Reason for the event? Since the United States began to feel an upcoming conflict with Spain‚ we were prepared to go to war. They decided to send the USS Oregon from California to Cuba only there was one issue.. The voyage would take over 60 days and 14000 miles to land on Cuba. Not only that but in this process the USS Oregon had to stop in South America multiple times to fuel up on coal. At this point the U.S new it was time for a change. They found a way to cut their voyage nearly

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    side simply called it The Late Unpleasantness. It is also known as Mr. Lincoln’s War and‚ less commonly‚ as Mr. Davis’ War Most naval actions occurred on rivers and inlets or in harbors‚ and include history’s first clash between two ironclads‚ the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (a

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    First settled by Polynesians sailing from other Pacific islands between A.D. 300 and 600‚ Hawaii was visited in 1778 by British captain James Cook‚ who called the group the Sandwich Islands. Hawaii was a native kingdom throughout most of the 19th century‚ when the expansion of the sugar industry (pineapple came after 1898) meant increasing U.S. business and political involvement. In 1893‚ Queen Liliuokalani was deposed‚ and a year later the Republic of Hawaii was established with Sanford B. Dole

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    Pearl Harbor The Pearl Harbor bombing was a horrible disaster that will never be forgotten. On December 7‚ 1941 many people’s lives were lost‚ the event was completely unexpected. The bombing was what lead the United states into world war ll. The japanese attacked to prevent the us pacific fleet from interfering with military actions. After the bombing there were several more attacks that took place. BEFORE THE ATTACK The attack on pearl harbor was a surprise but they have been getting closer to

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