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070209-O-0000X-002 SPLIT, Croatia (Feb. 9, 2007) - The British frigate HMS Cornwall (F 99) is warmly welcomed to Split, Croatia, as she is scheduled to take part in numerous events during a three-day visit. British Ambassador, Sir John Ramsden said, “I would like to welcome the crew of HMS Cornwall to the City of Split.” Docking at the Lora Naval Base, it was the first time that a British naval warship had been accommodated in a Croatian naval establishment. Photo courtesy of Royal British Navy (RELEASED)


070322-N-4528N-096 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 22, 2007) - World War II veteran Margaret "Maggie" Lowrance greets Sailors assigned to PCU George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) after sharing her experiences as a woman in the Navy at the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center. Lowrance and fellow veteran Alice Wamsley served as Women Accepted for Volunteer Service (WAVES) during the war and reflected on their experiences to active duty Sailors in celebration of Women's History Month. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casandra Newell (RELEASED)


070323-N-0000X-040 SCIO, N.Y. (March 23, 2007) - Image submitted on occasion of the Department of Navy announcement that the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), honoring the late Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter, made the announcement in Dunham’s hometown of Scio, N.Y. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

436 posted on 03/23/2007 4:55:46 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Thanks, EMB, for the terrific pictures of the American and British Navies. Glad to see the USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109).


473 posted on 03/23/2007 5:52:37 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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