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To: Eleutheria5

And that’s why Stephen Decatur was a hero and we should have a holiday to remember him. “To the shores of Tripoli,” indeed.


6 posted on 02/29/2024 1:29:26 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (VOTE BIDEN 2024! Too senile to stand trial but good enough to run the country!)
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To: Flatus I. Maximus
And that’s why Stephen Decatur was a hero and we should have a holiday to remember him. “To the shores of Tripoli,” indeed.

Absolutely! The Europeans cowered in fear of the Barbary pirates. It took the American Navy and Marines to wipe them out.
17 posted on 02/29/2024 2:18:10 PM PST by Dan in Wichita
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