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    glided into the Charleston hoabor. Matthew stood at the starboard railing dreading the approaching dock. The letter he had hidden within the pocket of his bag taunting him as the breeze gently tapped it against the wood. Whispering to give in to his families exceptions, yet Matthew just couldn't get her eye's out of his…

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    The entrance to the fjord was equipped with ant-submarine barrage and the Tirpitz itself had anti-torpedo nets. This didn’t deter the British from sending six experimental X-Craft (midget submarines) that each towed another vessel for the attack. Operation Source lasted from September 22nd to September 28th of 1943. Three were designated especially for the Tirpitz while two were targeting…

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    I picked an interview with Sumner Clayton he served in the US Navy from 1960 until 1980. The reason I picked this interview is because Sumner served as a part of a mine interdiction division. Sumner was originally put into the fleet sonar school in Key West but after accidentally electrocuting himself with 440 DC of electricity refused to go back stating he would rather "pick up the paint scraper". He claims leaving the school was the biggest mistake of his life as he spent the next 19 years on…

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    Ever since I was little, I have always wanted to become a Marine. Two years ago, I was given the opportunity to visit Parris Island, where Marines are trained. It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. But one thing still made me quiver: a forty-seven-foot rappel tower that I was told we must go down. Ever since I was little, the Parris Island rappel tower was not something I took lightly. My dad, a Marine himself, told me about the fear he felt when he went down it. I had always figured…

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    “CAPTAIN WE'RE GOING TO HIT IT” the captain (F. R. M. Crozier) quickly turned the helm and released the anchor, but it was too late they crashed right into the ice. The HMS Terror was abandoned at high sea do to a wreckage into ice and was accompanied by the HMS Erebus. All 129 men on the Franklin expedition died. It was found 168 years after shipwreck in the middle of Terror bay on the Coast of King William Island in September, 2014 ,but they didn’t know it was the HMS Terror at the time until…

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    regions and times, and the vague language they contained raised fear of trickery. Justices at the oyer and terminar court at Old Bailey in London executed two of William Kidd’s crewmembers in 1701 despite the fact they turned themselves in under a royal pardon. The court determined that since they did not hand themselves over to one of the four appointed commissioners specified in the proclamation their pardon was invalid.…

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    Did you know that Richard Bong was America’s best ace of World War Two? Richard Bong was a pilot for the Navy Air Force in World War Two. But really, Richard Bong, the Naval Pilot of World War 2, was one of the best pilots ever. And this is his story. Dick began by joining Superior State University in the year of 1938. He then entered a Civilian Pilot instruction curriculum while taking special aviation lessons. In the year of 1941, Richard registered for Air Force. What he had in common with…

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    When the humans were about to board the ship, us flamingo’s decided to take a rowboat and follow them. They were heading toward the north star. We tried to stay as hidden as possible riding in a hot pink boat, with hot pink flamingos in it. We waited to attack the ice breaker ship, while we were waiting all of the flamingos through a party on the tiny boat. Somehow, the people didn’t hear us in the back, like are they dumb dumbs? As soon as we were in the middle of the ocean, we attacked.…

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    Frank Knox, a publisher, once said, “No matter what happens, the U.S. Navy is not going to be caught napping.” Resting is not an option will serving in the Navy since you’ll always be on the edge of your seat at any given moment. Regardless of how strong or weak you are, you’re going to need to carry your own weight. Joe Fischer is a hero because even though he didn’t know how to swim, he showed bravery and determination serving as a plumber on a Navy ship to accomplish greater goals later in…

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    9/11: A Short Story

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    The 7 members of BTS, a good spy team goes on a trip to an island in the Caribbean. As they start packing up for 30 minutes they were all ready for the private plane that they will take to the island. One by one they all get onto the plane, all of their faces were looks of amazement. When they were almost there RM thought something incredulous would happen. “Don’t these flight attendants and pilots look familiar to you guys?” asked RM. “Wait, guys I think know who these people are,” said…

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