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    Feb 3, 2023
    Since "Chinese Spy Balloon" is trending: In 1945, the crew of USS New York spotted a sphere that they thought might be a Japanese balloon weapon. The captain ordered it shot down but none of the guns could score a hit. Finally, a navigator realized they were attacking Venus.
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    Apr 2, 2025
    #RIP actor Val Kilmer who passed away today at the age of 65. In addition to his appearances in BATMAN FOREVER and TOMBSTONE, Kilmer perhaps was best known for his role as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in TOP GUN. His final film was TOP GUN: MAVERICK in 2022.
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    May 2, 2023
    #OTD in 1999, Oliver Reed died while filming GLADIATOR. Reed had consumed 8 pints of beer, 12 shots of rum, half a bottle of whisky, and shots of cognac after challenging sailors from HMS Cumberland to a drinking contest in a pub. He was armwrestling sailors when he collapsed.
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    Sep 9, 2024
    #RIP James Earl Jones who passed away today at the age of 93. Jones was an Army veteran who used the GI Bill to study acting before launching a career that included providing the voice for Darth Vader and portraying Admiral James Greer in THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER.
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    Oct 20, 2024
    #RIP John Kinsel Sr. who passed away on Saturday at the age of 107. Kinsel was one of the last of the USMC's Navajo Code Talkers who used the Dinรฉ language to develop an unbreakable code. He enlisted in 1942 and served with the 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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    Jul 8, 2022
    #RIP former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who died early Friday after being shot while delivering a speech. Abe was the first Japanese PM to set foot on an American warship when he visited USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during the JMSDF Fleet Review in 2015.
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    Dec 29, 2024
    #RIP Jimmy Carter who passed away today at the age of 100. Carter is the only President of the United States to have graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is named in his honor.
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    Oct 1, 2024
    Happy 100th Birthday to submariner LT James Earl Carter, USN (Ret). Carter is the only President of the United States to have graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is named in his honor.
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    Jul 8, 2022
    Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Leaves Legacy of Western Pacific Security Changes - USNI News news.usni.org/2022/07/08/forโ€ฆ
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    Mar 18, 2025
    #RIP John โ€˜Paddyโ€™ Hemingway who passed away on Monday at at the age of 105. Hemingway was the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot. Born in Dublin in 1919, Hemingway joined the RAF in 1938. He flew Hawker Hurricanes during WWII and survived being shot down four times.
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    Jun 18, 2023
    #OTD in 2019, crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro chased down and boarded a narco-submarine in the Eastern Pacific, seizing 17,000 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of $232 million.
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    Dec 12, 2022
    Happy 99th Birthday to former THE PRICE IS RIGHT host Bob Barker. Barker served as a naval aviator during WWII, flying 8 different aircraft including the Wildcat and Corsair. Of the entertainers who are WWII veterans, few are left.
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    Oct 19, 2022
    When USS Milwaukee was returned to the U.S. Navy in 1949 after being loaned to the Soviet Union for 5 years, one official said it was the dirtiest ship he had ever seen. The rusty ship smelled of stale fish and was full of rats, lice, and empty vodka bottles. #WarshipWednesday
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    Feb 4, 2023
    3 Navy Warships, FBI Now Hunting for Wreckage of Chinese Spy Balloon off South Carolina - USNI News news.usni.org/2023/02/04/3-nโ€ฆ
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