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To: ghannonf18
I believe I read somewhere that as a young officer, Arleigh Burke ran a ship aground, or some incident akin to that. He beat the rap, and it was fortunate for the Navy that he did as he later became a great battle commander.
75 posted on 07/29/2008 7:26:58 AM PDT by alarm rider (Peace! through superior fire power....)
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To: alarm rider

Nimitz grounded his boat. Don’t think Burke did.


94 posted on 07/29/2008 11:16:30 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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