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Queen Anne’s Revenge In November 1996 researchers working with Intersal Inc. found a mound of cannon, anchors, and ballast stones off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. What the researchers discovered Queen Anne’s Revenge, the flagship of Blackbeard, real name Edward Teach (Wilde-Ramsing:2006). The ship, which sank in 1718, was not professional excavated by archaeologists till 1997 when the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) to control of the site. The site has…

BOOM. BOOM. CRAAAAACKKKK! The shots rang out in deafening roars, and left thick white smoke in their wake. A cacophony of screams, clashing steel, and cannon fire filled the air, as two ships collided in battle. One thought screamed inside Isaiah Cartwell's mind. I have to find her. This is our chance, our one chance. Go! Weaving through the swarm of dueling men, Isaiah raced towards his goal. The kitchen, please have stayed in the kitchen. He rushed towards the aft of the ship, to the hatch…

It was never a normal day on the ship of the straw hat pirates, there was always a noise going on. From Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper fishing to Brook playing a song to Sanji fangirling over Robin and Nami. While you were sitting at a table, sun beating down on you, with a killer headache. Curse all this noise. Noise was your worst enemy at the moment and it seemed like its winning. Everything seems to go quiet for only a moment, a blissful moment, before the sudden yelling from across the deck made…

Serving for a greater purpose than anyone could imagine, an experience that few go through in their lifetime, leaving this world having actually contributed to society, helping it grow stronger for the future generations, having made the world safer for millions of people with one oath and a will to progress and reach one's full potential--The United States Marine Corps is the toughest branch of service and pushes people farther than imaginable. “There is no can’t only pushing forward past…

Hurricane Joaquin was just a tropical storm when the ship name El Faro was leaving Jacksonville, Florida to Puerto Rico on Thursday. As Joaquin started to get bigger and stronger El Faro started to get 30 to 35 foot waves by the time the hurricane was category 4 they had lost all type of communication, the coast guard believes the wind could have destroyed the ship’s communications equipment and lost contact with the ship. El Faro had 33 people on board 28 of them were U.S. Citizens and five…

August 2, 1943. An American Lieutenant, 27 years of age, was with his crew of 13 aboard a PT boat near Japanese waters. It was late at night. Suddenly, the Lieutenant spotted in the darkness the outline of a boat coming straight towards them. At first he mistook it for a fellow PT boat-no cause for alarm. Yet as it came closer, he realized what it was: A Japanese destroyer. He made an attempt at the guns and tried to move out of the way, but it was too late. The PT boat was hit by the enormous…

“No Rank? Then Who is Chen Jia Zhou” Chen Jia Zhou is currently tall, skinny, muscled man. Even though, the veteran is now an elder, Jia was not as weak as the other elderlies. When Mr. Chen first joined the Navy the soldier was immature. However, now the ex soldier hair is completely white. The veteran was easy to give in, but the years in the Navy, those years hardened and qualified Jia physically and mentally for life. The veteran glancing back at the days of service. Although, Jia was in…

days earlier enters the cabin. Joe convinces him to change sides as the virus that the Pyramid Triad released on China will spread to Shanghai and Beijing in a matter of days and then to the rest of the world. Phelps, fearing for the lives of his family agrees to cooperate. They are ordered by one of the three heads of the chinese Pyramid Triad, Chang, to dive down to the lab and prepare it for him to arrive and check on the progress of the vaccine. Phelps and Joe plot to deceive the leader…

Carlos Hathcock was a natural marksman. It was always something that he had always had a knack for. He grew up shooting a .22 caliber J.C. Higgins single shot rifle. Dreaming of being a marine, he couldn’t wait to till he turned 18 and enlisted when he was 17. He faced many dangers in the marines as he fought in the Vietnam War, became a famed sniper and faced a life threatening injury. Carlos Hathcock loved the marines. Because his father was one and fought in World War II, he thought that it…

The Marine Corps, the world's finest fighting force. What comes to your mind when you hear this? Honor, courage, and commitment; these are virtues the Marine Corps lives by, and soon virtues myself and my fellow Marines will live by. The Marine Corps has always been extremely intriguing to me. The opportunity for travel, education, and the respect of your peers is what drew me to it most. It also offers me discipline and structure which I feel I am sometimes lacking in my life. The Marines are…