And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Quick backstory: ----------------- The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) was a United States Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate. On April 14, 1988, the ship struck an Iranian M-08 naval mine while operating in the Persian Gulf. The mine explosion caused significant damage to the ship's hull, nearly breaking it in half, and resulted in the injuries of 10 crew members.
Following the incident, the USS Samuel B. Roberts was towed to a port in Dubai for temporary repairs. It was then transported back to the United States on a heavy-lift ship and underwent extensive repairs at a shipyard in Bath, Maine. The ship returned to service in 1989 and remained active until it was decommissioned in 2015.
In response to the mining incident, the United States launched Operation Praying Mantis on April 18, 1988. This was a one-day naval battle between the U.S. Navy and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy. The operation resulted in the sinking of two Iranian vessels and the damaging of another, as well as the destruction of two Iranian oil platforms. The engagement marked the largest surface battle for the U.S. Navy since World War II, and it was a significant escalation in the ongoing Iran-Iraq War's "Tanker War" phase.
Makes me sad. I used to send links to stuff like this to an old buddy, an old Navy Tin Can Sailor. He passed last year. But when I see something I know he'd be interested in, for a moment, I forget. How's the internet service there Marty?
God bless him. I’m so lucky my tin can sailor is still around and able to tell me stories. He turned 100 in March. He was there during the battle off Samar when the original Samuel B took on the Yamato.
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The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) was a United States Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate. On April 14, 1988, the ship struck an Iranian M-08 naval mine while operating in the Persian Gulf. The mine explosion caused significant damage to the ship's hull, nearly breaking it in half, and resulted in the injuries of 10 crew members.
Following the incident, the USS Samuel B. Roberts was towed to a port in Dubai for temporary repairs. It was then transported back to the United States on a heavy-lift ship and underwent extensive repairs at a shipyard in Bath, Maine. The ship returned to service in 1989 and remained active until it was decommissioned in 2015.
In response to the mining incident, the United States launched Operation Praying Mantis on April 18, 1988. This was a one-day naval battle between the U.S. Navy and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy. The operation resulted in the sinking of two Iranian vessels and the damaging of another, as well as the destruction of two Iranian oil platforms. The engagement marked the largest surface battle for the U.S. Navy since World War II, and it was a significant escalation in the ongoing Iran-Iraq War's "Tanker War" phase.
Now we give Iran pallets of $100 dollar bills and permission to make nuclear bombs. Thanks Obama.
DeleteMakes me sad. I used to send links to stuff like this to an old buddy, an old Navy Tin Can Sailor. He passed last year.
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How's the internet service there Marty?
God bless him. I’m so lucky my tin can sailor is still around and able to tell me stories. He turned 100 in March. He was there during the battle off Samar when the original Samuel B took on the Yamato.
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