Posted on 04/25/2018 4:22:42 AM PDT by Strategy
I wonder if the admiral was previously Bagdad Bob!?
USS Simpson in 1998 was confronted by Iranian Naval forces in the Persian Gulf. Did not work out well for Iran. Scratch one Iranian Navy missile patrol boat. The ship was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and the Combat Action Ribbon for this operation. I have a good friend who was a Chief Gunners Mate on the Simpson. He is very proud that those were his missiles that blew the Iranians out of the water.
I figure all their ships would be sunk in a matter of a few minutes if war did break out.
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