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Navy NewsStand - Eye on the Fleet ^
| March. 18, 2003
| U.S. Navy Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho
Posted on 05/30/2005 3:08:27 AM PDT by EnjoyingLife
March 18, 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Central Command Area of Responsibility: Sgt. Andrew Garrett (left) and K-Dog (the Bottle-nosed Dolphin in mid-air) of Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-5.4.3) during a training session in the Arabian Gulf. CTU-5.4.3 conducts very risky deep/shallow water mine countermeasure operations to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief.
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho, United States Navy (USN), http://www.Navy.mil
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http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/030318-N-5319A-002.jpg
Credits
Caption: http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=5691
Photo as sized above: http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20050530.htm
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
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To the families of our deceased and missing-in-action soldiers, to the veterans young and old, to our active duty soldiers: Thank you for your sacrifices.
To: EnjoyingLife
This must be blubbering day for me when I can get all misty-eyed over a picture of a dolphin. *sniff* Bless our soldiers and America.
To: AmericanChef
Me too. I have tears. I love our soldiers and my America. Dolphins too!
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posted on
05/30/2005 4:50:15 AM PDT
by
CaliGirl-R
(w)
To: AmericanChef
I remember when that Dolphin pic first showed up on Drudge 2 years ago. The insane liberals went nuts, poor sea creatures exploited by "America's evil war machine".
Hats off and a salute to all our finned, and un-finned warriors who have fallen in service to our nation.
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posted on
05/30/2005 4:56:55 AM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: CaliGirl-R
Peek-a-boo I see you.
I like the camera. Kind of a bottle's eye view, so to speak.
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posted on
05/30/2005 4:58:07 AM PDT
by
strange1
("Show the enemy harm so he shall not advance" Sun Tzu The Art of War)
To: AmericanChef
This must be blubbering day for me....You are not alone. To all of our military, past and present...thank you.
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posted on
05/30/2005 5:37:32 AM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Something wicked this way comes)
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