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To: aomagrat
SAN JUAN received 13 battle stars for her World War II service

She was struck from the Navy list on 1 March 1959 and sold on 31 October 1961 to National Metals and Steel Co., Terminal Island, Calif., for scrapping.

A sad end for a ship with a distinguished career.

44 posted on 02/18/2003 1:12:14 PM PST by SAMWolf (To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
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To: SAMWolf; AntiJen; E.G.C.
What a stirring story of the siege of Port Hudson.

All the courage from both sides is concentrated against our enemies now.

Those wretched few who litter the streets with their treason figure no more than maggots.

God in His embarrassment sent two feet of snow to cover their obscene display.

It takes one's breath away to even consider the sacrifice and the nerve of the Port Hudson combatants.

Just so, it takes nerve to consider the truth of the current war on terrorism.

Germany supplies nerve gas precursors to North Korea.

North Korea provides Scuds to Iraq.

Iran provides safe haven to Osama's son while Iraq continues to harbor al Qaeda.

Those who now claim the label "anti-war" are in fact anti-America--and we've had enough of that:

Jane Fonda and Ramsey Clark grow moss, as the Sean Penns and Martin Sheens blossom like chancres.

In the siege, these traitors would have been ground and eaten;

Now we settle for binding them in duct tape and dropping them into Baghdad as "human shields".

In the aftermath of the current operation, the Smoocher of Suha is poised to pounce on any misadventure--

--and is not averse to helping it along with more treason:

No other administration has so invigorated our ChiCom, North Korean, Iraqi and Irani enemies.

I have here by the monitor a lead replica of the Burton shown in the diagram:


Figure 4: From Burton's drawings, to the left is a Minie' ball and to the right is a ``tige" ball. At the bottom is a drawing of the iron cup that would insert in the base of the true Minie' ball. Notice the similarities between these balls and a ``Burton" ball (Figure 1) used by forces in the US Civil War.

It is an awesome slug.

Godspeed Swift Victory and Safe Return to the Finest Fighting Force on Earth

SADDAM-FREE in '03

. . .Saddam Hussein, this BLU's for you. . .

45 posted on 02/18/2003 4:55:16 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery, das Butch von Buchenvald)
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To: SAMWolf
Ya know... you have to wonder what her bulkheads have witnessed over the many years of service. If walls could talk.

That's something that always strikes me when visiting these mighty ships, from the Kitty Hawk to countless smaller but important vessles too. Inner strength I guess... no ship is stronger than the men who serve aboard her. God bless those who served.
47 posted on 02/18/2003 5:00:05 PM PST by comwatch
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