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18 Cards in this Set
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navy's birthday date
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October 13th 1775
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navy's birthplace
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Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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revolutionary war
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they took nearly 200 hundred British vessels as prizes
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a notable triumph for captain john paul jones
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was the capture of the British sloop of war by the ranger April 1778
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war of 1812
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the u.s. navy won several courageous victories in ship to ship actions
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most memorable ship victory of war of 1812
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captain isaac hull in USS constitution (old ironsides) over hsm guerriere
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civil war 1861-1865
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the union blockaded some 3000 miles of confederate coast from Virginia to Texas in a mammoth effort to cut supplies, destroy the southern economy and discourage foreign intervention
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world war 1
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large us navy mine layers laid some 60,000 mines in the great north sea mine barrier designed to deny German subs access to the open sea
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world war 2
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the battle of midway provided the turning point in the war
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world war 2 notable
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amphibious assaults and operations were launched from the south pacific arena and westward through the mid-pacific by admiral nimitz
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admiral nimitz
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was advanced to the position of fleet admiral in 1944 his planning, strategy and bold tactics were largely responsible for the success of the us navy in the pacific theater during ww2
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ww2 European campaigns
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d-day, the most massive amphibious operation in history, crossed the channel and stormed ashore Normandy France
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d-day
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6th of june 1944
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cold war and soviet union 1945-1990
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the navy enforced the us governments foreign policy of containing the soviet threat, the navy continues to be the first line of defense in preventing a home or ally attack
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the Korean conflict 1950-1953
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proved that the navy's mission had become even more valuable in the post world war 2 era
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Vietnam war 1959-1973
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some 2 million us naval personnel served in southeast Asia as protector and securer of the sea navy aviators played a massive role in bombing runs over the ho chi minh trail
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Persian gulf war 1990 to 1991
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bc of the invasion of kuwait by iraqis on august 2nd 1990 the navy provided the largest, fastest strategic sealift in history over 240 ships carried more than 9.15 million tons of equipt. and supplys
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Persian gulf notable
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more than 90% of material to support the campaign and the majority of medical assets in the early months were supplied by the navy
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