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History lesson did you know?????
Maybe mentioned before here, but I didn't know this.
History lesson
As always, there's more to the story
The first American warship to the rescue of MV Maersk Alabama was U.S.Bainbridge (DDG-96) which arrived on scene at approximately 10pm Eastern time on April 9 2009.
That last American-flagged vessel to be captured by pirates was the USS Philadelphia, when she ran aground off Tripoli on 31 October 1803 and was captured by the Tripoli pirates.
The captain of USS Philadelphia -- who was the last U.S. captain to lose his vessel to pirates was Captain William Bainbridge -- namesake of the current USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) -- the first warship now to the rescue of MV Maersk Alabama off Somalia.
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04-24-2009 02:38 PM
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FWIW department:
I see that some of the less well anchored leftists are now accusing President Obama of (what else) war crimes, for the "execution style murder of three innocent young men."
Jim
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Ok, I give up. Where is your reference concerning leftists?
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