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    We honor the contributions of African Americans to our proud history during . Today we highlight several more of the many trailblazers from history who have helped make our Navy great!

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    Feb. 5, 1813, during the War of 1812, the frigate Chesapeake chases the British merchant brig Earl Percy ashore on Long Island. Chesapeake's crew saves the Earl Percy's crew and the 58 prisoners who are on board.

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    Do you know someone who served at Iwo Jima? We're looking for pictures of Iwo Jima Sailors in honor of the 75th anniversary of the battle. Please message us a picture of them in uniform and a brief story of their service. Pictures and stories need to be submitted by 14 February.

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    During the Vietnam War, President Nixon gave the Navy 2 months to come up with a ship design. Raye Montague acted swiftly, creating the 1st computer-generated draft of a U.S. naval ship design in just 18 hours and 26 minutes! Her story:

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    Feb. 4, 1942, USS Trout (SS-202) loads 20 tons of gold bars and 18 tons of silver coins as ballast to replace the weight of ammunition they had just delivered to US and Philippine forces in Manila. Later, in Mar. 1942, the metals are unloaded at Pearl Harbor (pictured here).

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    “I can almost hear the ticking of the second hand of destiny,” General Douglas MacArthur said on 23 August 1950. He believed an invasion of Inchon would be key in regaining Seoul and destroying the morale of the communists’ forces. Learn more here:

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    Feb. 3, 2017, USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is decommissioned, marking the end of the ship's nearly 55-year career and the first decommissioning of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. See how curators are preserving its history:

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    As we continue our celebration of , today we highlight Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry S. Truman on July 26, 1948, which ended segregation in the U.S. armed forces. Click the link to learn more!

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    Over 12,500 African Americans served in Seabee units in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during WWII. During the war these men not only built advanced bases, but paved the road toward complete integration of the Navy. Learn more here:

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    Mahan wouldn't dine with him. His pranks were legendary. He barely graduated from ⁦. He became one of the most heroic Chinese naval officers of the 19th century. From the , this is "The Legend and Reality of Philo McGiffin"

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    Feb. 2, 1995, Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton announces that President William J. Clinton has approved his recommendation to name the two Nimitz-class carriers under construction as USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).

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    Feb. 1, 1942, USS Enterprise (CV 6) and USS Yorktown (CV 5) make the first World War II air strike against the Japanese at their outposts in the Marshall Islands to protect the Trans-Pacific supply route to Australia.

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    Each February, we join the nation in recognizing the contributions and achievements African Americans have made throughout naval history during . You can read about “The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy" here:

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    Happening today! Hampton Roads Naval Museum's LEGO Shipbuilding Event is scheduled to dock at the Decker Half Moone Cruise Center today, February 1st, 2020 from 10am to 4pm in Norfolk, Virginia. The event is free, indoors and open to the public. More:

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    Jan. 31, 1961, Lt. Cmdr. Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes the first African-American to command a combat ship, USS Falgout (DER 324). By 1976, he attains the rank of vice admiral. Learn more about his distinguished thirty-eight year naval career:

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    10 years ago on January 29, 2010 the Navy commissioned and recommissioned 10th Fleet, but this wasn't the first time that they had been called upon to confront new challenges to our nation’s security. See the history here:

    Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. 10th Fleet Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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    On July 29, 1967, USS Forrestal (CVA-59) experienced a severe fire while operating on Yankee Station off Vietnam. In this 2017 H-Gram, Naval History and Heritage Command Director Sam Cox discusses the incident:

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    in 1862, the first of the ironclads, USS Monitor, is launched. Powered by steam alone, Monitor was the first American warship with no masts or sails, signaling the beginning of the end of the era of wooden warships. Learn more here:

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    Do you know someone who served at Iwo Jima? We're looking for pictures of Iwo Jima Sailors in honor of the 75th anniversary of the battle. Please message us a picture of them in uniform and a brief story of their service. Pictures and stories need to be submitted by 14 February.

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    In 1930, Lt. Forrest P. Sherman authored an article outlining the various classes of aircraft carrier required in the fleet of the future. In 1942, he stood on the bridge of USS Wasp (CV 7) as a spread of torpedoes headed towards his ship. More:

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