Today at a change of command for a Coast Guard friend, our pastor’s wife asked me if I’d ever attended…
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The Scorpion and the Titanic
A friend reminded me that last week was the anniversary of the sinking of the USS Scorpion (SSN-589) and, of…
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What the USS Thresher Taught Me About Death
The USS Thresher (SSN-593), a fast attack nuclear submarine, sank for good on April 10, 1963. That accident, which…
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Ending a War Without Firing a Shot: the USS Nautilus
The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was commissioned 60 years ago today. The first atomic-powered submarine, probably atomic-powered anything, she cruised under the…
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