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	List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) was named in 1980; Carl Vinson died in 1981
		USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) was named in 1989; Arleigh Burke died in 1996
		USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) was named in 2001; Ronald Reagan died in 2004
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_military_vessels_named_after_living_Americans (298 words)

	List of Liberty ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of Liberty ships, cargo ships built in the United States during World War II.
		Due to the large number of entries, the list has been divided by the first letter of the ship's name:
		List of military vessels named after living Americans
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Liberty_ships (95 words)

	Military Matters
		To his coolness and organizing faculty the Americans were indebted for the first signal victory won at Creedmoor, when, at urgent solicitation, as Captain of the reserves, he wrested victory from the Canadians with a team which had hap but a single afternoon's practice on the day before the match.
		After the parade, however, Hannah, it appears, failed to return the rifle, which is valued at $20.
		After that he was in fairly good health until Monday evening when he was taken with an acute attack of dysentery.
	www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com /Military/Military.Matters.html (18032 words)

	African American Freedom Fighters: Soldiers for Liberty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		American history, at its best, is filled with records of the early colonial settlers searching for a place where the principles of freedom could be expressed and practiced.
		A few of the names of the freedom fighters are well known, but countless others have never been recognized for their patriotism and help in establishing this country as a leader among world democracies.
		The list of names was not available as of this exhibit, but this section is dedicated to their service as honorable African American Freedom Fighters: Soldiers for Liberty.
	www.liunet.edu /cwis/cwp/library/aaffsfl.htm (10716 words)

	Bruce Forsyth 's Military History Page
		After Unification all military establishments were classed as either Canadian Forces Base, for establishments with 2 or more major units, or Canadian Forces Station, for establishments with only one major unit, such as a radar station.
		Military flying training returned to the former RCAF Detachment Innisfail when a Regional Air Cadet Gliding School was established at RCAF Station Penhold in the summer of 1966.
		The name HMCS Acadia was revived as the name of the Cornwallis cadet school in 1978.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/2529 (19047 words)

	Rocket Jones: Military Archives
		He was named "Handicapped Iowan of the Year" in 1970, and in 1989 the VA honored him by naming a wing of the Iowa City VA Hospital for him.
		After tracking down the now-wounded sniper with a team from B Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army Brigade, Tschiderer secured the terrorist with a pair of handcuffs and gave medical aid to the terrorist who'd tried to kill him just minutes before.
		After loading wounded onto his aircraft, he jumped back out to gather their personal gear and was shot in the back while climbing back inside.
	rocketjones.mu.nu /archives/cat_military.php (9377 words)

	StrategyPage.com - Military Book Reviews
		This was the beginning of a lifelong effort to increase Britain's military preparedness that included a career in the reserves, positions in the government and advocacy of wargaming within and outside of the military.
		Shortly after his great "victory" Admiral Yamamoto said, "I fear all we have done is waken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." The purpose and unity Pearl Harbor gave the American people far outweighed any temporary advantage it gave Japan.
		After the Bay of Pigs fiasco President Kennedy had complained that his military advisers did not understand the political implications of recommendations they were making.
	www.strategypage.com /articles?target=WARGHIS2.htm&reader=long (20664 words)

	Naming Ships - Navy Ships
		Cruisers were named for cities while destroyers came to be named for American naval leaders and heroes, as today's destroyers are still named.
		Starting in 1931 submarines were named for "fish and denizens of the deep." As World War II ship construction programs included new types of ships requiring new name sources; and other classes required a modification of existing name sources to meet a perceived shortage of "appropriate" names.
		Half a century ago, there would be no doubt that a ship named after a state of the Union was a battleship, whereas today a ship with such a name might be whatever class of ship found favor with the Navy at the moment.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/names.htm (1234 words)

	List of ships of the United States Navy - Gurupedia
		This is a list of ships of the United States Navy, including both past and present vessels.
		There is also a list of ships of the Japanese Navy and a List of ships of the Royal Navy (British).
		List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
	www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_ships_of_the_united_states_navy.htm (577 words)

	sci.military.naval FAQ, Part B - General Terminology & Definitions
		Currently applied to new vessels between the time they are officially commissioned at the building yard and the time they are ceremonially commissioned at some other location.
		When a vessel has been stricken it is no longer maintained in service or in reserve; it is usually stripped of useful equipment.
		After striking a vessel is often referred to as a hulk, regardless of its actual condition.
	www.hazegray.org /faq/smn2.htm (1620 words)

	American Military Strategy In The Second Seminole War
		After he learned of the Ft. Gibson Treaty, he wrote President Jackson a letter warning him the Seminoles wanted to retain their present lands, and cautioned him against using the military to remove them with force.
		After he determined that the Seminole hostilities occurred in his own department, he prepared a force for an expedition into Florida.
		After the war, he retained his rank and remained one of the most prominent figures in the Army--and would remain so into the early days of the Civil War.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1995/WJC.htm (11323 words)

	Bermuda and Canada
		American born, he was exiled to Canada with his father and family when very young and educated at King's College School.
		After a scientific stint on the island of St. Helena, during which he was an eyewitness to the disinterment of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's body for removal to France, his "On the Meteorology of St. Helena" was published in London in 1841 and undoubtedly contributed to his posting to Canada almost immediately thereafter.
		After the war, the Bermudian was sold to the Furness Withy Line which took over the service and was renamed the Fort Hamilton.
	www.bermuda-online.org /canada.htm (7925 words)

	WebRoots Library U.S. Military (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Soon after his accession, March, 1809, the Embargo Act was repealed, to appease the New England States; and a less stringent law, the Non-intercourse Act, was passed by Congress, May, 1809, which prohibited trade with England and France.
		One of their first acts, after their colony had assumed some form and substance, was the establishment of a spiritual despotism and religious intolerance as cruel and relentless as the Roman Inquisition in Spain.
		The earliest exercise of sovereignty by this new and godly regime was an edict prohibiting the freedom of public worship to all papists and prelatists.
	www.webroots.org /library/usamilit/doawfs01.html (10599 words)

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