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| | Cohen: USS Harry S. Truman, Personnel Ready to Meet Challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | In introductory remarks preceding President Clinton's comments, Secretary Cohen reaffirms America's pride in its Navy to a crowd of 20,000 at the commissioning of the Navy's eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman. |
 | | Today, America sends this awesome ship, graced with Harry S Truman's name out to "grapple in the central blue." It's brave crew is going to sail from America and for America, as they ply the seas, defending our country and our interests, giving comfort to our friends and caution to our foes. |
 | | And while Harry Truman the student might have never imagined that such a ship would bear his name, Harry Truman the Senator, the President and the statesman would surely be filled with pride that it does. |
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