4 QUOTES WITH «USS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
USS.
When I voted against the cap-and-trade bill, the phone rang and it was the chief of staff of the president of the United States of America, Rahm Emanuel, and he started swearing at me in terms and words that I hadn't heard since that crossing the line ceremony on the USS New Jersey in 1983.
It is an honor and a privilege that I am to be the sponsor of the USS Michael Murphy.
I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up.
Two weeks before the attack on the USS Cole and then again two days before the attack, they saw through their analysis that a major event was going to occur in Yemen. They told the Navy not to bring the Cole into Yemen harbor. It went in and was attacked.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «USS»
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USS in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
USS and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The 44-gun Frigate
USS Constitution: "Old Ironsides"
The internationally acclaimed draftsman and author Karl-Heinz Marquardt worked closely with the team at the Constitution to ensure that the book is accurate and up to date.
Karl Heinz Marquardt, 2005
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USS Olympia: Herald of Empire
Today she is part of a naval shrine at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. This is a flesh-and-steel history of a pivotal warship that straddled the eras of commerce raiding and battle fleet confrontation in naval warfare.
Benjamin Franklin Cooling, 2007
His history fair project on the Indianapolis soon became a crusade to restore the captain’s good name and the honor of the men who served under him. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
Includes biographies of sailors who served on the ship.
Turner Publishing Company (NA), 1997
National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan can't let that happen, and he dispatches the most stealthy hunter-killer submarine in the U.S. fleet, the 9,000-ton ultrasecret Seawolf, deep into the dark, forbidden waters of the South China ...
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In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and ...
Chronicles the worst disaster in U.S. naval history, describing heroism in the face of persistant shark attacks and hypothermia after the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the South Pacific in the final days of World War II.
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USS Monitor: A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage
Naval warfare buffs, amateurs and professionals involved in maritime archaeology, and Civil War aficionados will be intrigued and informed by USS Monitor: A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage.
Slapstick comedy at its best, so easy to pick up, so hard to put down. It will make you laugh!
Chief Gunner's Mate Usn (Re Joe Miller, Joe Miller, 2005
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Iron Coffin: War, Technology, and Experience aboard the
USS ...
This updated edition of David A. Mindell's classic account of the ironclad warships and the human dimension of modern warfare commemorates the 150th anniversary of this historic encounter.
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USS COLE Commission Report
This review focused on finding ways to improve the U.S. policies and practices for deterring, disrupting and mitigating terrorist attack on U.S. forces in transit.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «USS»
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USS is used in the context of the following news items.
Gun Nuts Troll Facebook Post Praising Navy's USS Gabrielle Giffords
They must have roamed the internet, thirsty, like wild dogs of the African savannah, until they found it: A popular military veteran's Facebook site, gently praising ... «Gawker, Jun 15»
Ship Captain Involved in USS Arizona Collision Was Decorated Sailor
The 894-foot-long, 69,000-ton hospital ship, or possibly one of the two tug boats transiting her out of the harbor, struck the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor ... «Military.com, May 15»
USS Constitution Enters Dry Dock for Three Years of Repairs
The U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned warship is now in dry dock for three-year renovation, the service said on Tuesday. USS Constitution — commissioned in ... «USNI News, May 15»
WWII Ship USS Independence Found 'Amazingly Intact' on Ocean …
Despite being underwater since 1951, the USS Independence CVL-22 is "amazingly intact," said officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... «NBCNews.com, Apr 15»
Pentagon To Exhume Remains Of Sailors From USS Oklahoma
The Pentagon says it will exhume the remains of 388 sailors and Marines who died on Dec. 7, 1941, in the capsizing of the USS Oklahoma during the Japanese ... «NPR, Apr 15»
Oldest Surviving USS Arizona Crewman Dies at 100
On December 7, 1941, Joseph K. Langdell was one of the lucky ones. The officer was among the minority of USS Arizona crewmembers who survived the ... «History, Feb 15»
USS Arizona: Before Pearl Harbor, the mightiest ship at sea
The USS Arizona, as she was ultimately outfitted, would carry 12 14-inch guns, guns that would never be fired in war. She would lay in stores of more than 100 ... «Arizona Republic, Dec 14»
USS Arizona survivors gather for reunion of Pearl Harbor attack
Anderson, joined by Louis Conter, 93, Donald Stratton, 92, and Lauren Bruner, 94, will drink from original wine glasses from the USS Arizona. One glass will ... «Stars and Stripes, Dec 14»
Video: USS Ross Sailors Assaulted in Turkey
Three U.S. Navy sailors assigned to guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) were allegedly assaulted by Turkish youth during liberty in Istanbul on ... «USNI News, Nov 14»
USS Constitution takes final trip in Boston Harbor
The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, is set to depart from its berth at the Charlestown Navy Yard with about 500 ... «Fox News, Oct 14»
