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To: isthisnickcool
that's sweet
951 posted on 09/12/2002 8:42:34 AM PDT by Texas_Jarhead
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To: Texas_Jarhead
Background on my post #944:

More than 500 Sailors and Marines assemble on the flight deck of the USS Belleau Wood Friday Sept. 6, 2002 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States by spelling out the now famous quote from Mr. Todd Beamer, Lets Roll. Beamer was one of the heroic passengers on United Flight 93, which crashed in a western Pennsylvania field after he and several other passengers attempted to regain control of the plane from terrorist hijackers. Many believe theterrorists were heading for Washington, D.C. Currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship is the lead element of a three-ship Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG). The ship carries a crew of 1,000 Sailors and more than 1,300 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/ U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographers Mate Steven L. Cooke.)

960 posted on 09/12/2002 8:45:10 AM PDT by isthisnickcool
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