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USS Bonhomme Richard Chases Pirates Away from Fishermen (Navy goes after the Jolly Roger Again!)
Navy NewsStand ^ | 02/22/05

Posted on 02/22/2005 5:36:21 PM PST by SandRat

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To: Heisenberg
Submarines are boats. Surface vessels over 500 tons are ships.

I sure am getting an education here tonight!

To all the sailors on the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, Thank You for your service to America and God Bless.

61 posted on 02/22/2005 6:38:37 PM PST by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
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To: Spktyr
Speaking of images, here is one that google image search came up with for the BHR:


63 posted on 02/22/2005 6:39:52 PM PST by freedumb2003 (If you oppose jihad, you are not a Muslim. If you support jihad, you are my enemy.)
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To: Skwid
That's why it was sad to see the Iowa Class battleships retired. Nothing is as intimidating as the silhouette of one of those battlewagons.
64 posted on 02/22/2005 6:40:02 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: mad_as_he$$
Probably no Apaches on board her at this time. More likely Super Cobras. Still a 9.9 on the pucker factor.

Plus a couple of AV-8B Harriers would make it a full 10!

65 posted on 02/22/2005 6:40:19 PM PST by bkwells (GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!)
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To: snippy_about_it

Thanks snippy! I'll have to send this to my buddy on the Bonny Dick!


66 posted on 02/22/2005 6:41:43 PM PST by bkwells (GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!)
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To: SandRat
True and what the ROE is. At the very least running them over with 44,000 tons could of been a good day!
67 posted on 02/22/2005 6:41:47 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: Mr. Lucky
or more beautiful They are some of the prettiest ships ever built IMHO.
68 posted on 02/22/2005 6:42:55 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: rface
I sent a couple of boxes of paperback novel to the USS Bonhomme Richard 2 years ago

I never thought of doing that! I have a couple of BIG boxes of paperbacks that I have in storage -- how do you go about doing snding them?

69 posted on 02/22/2005 6:43:36 PM PST by freedumb2003 (If you oppose jihad, you are not a Muslim. If you support jihad, you are my enemy.)
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To: freedumb2003

Original Bonhomme Richard was an unbelievable piece of junk. All the French would allow us.


70 posted on 02/22/2005 6:44:27 PM PST by Strategerist
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

"Aye! Aye! As well they should. Let the word go out to all them scurvy dogs. Uncle Sam is scouring' the Seven Seas fer all black hearted bilge rats! Arrrhhh!"

Yarrrr, come about Mr Roberts, and bring guns to bear! We'll cross their T yet, or my name ain't John Paul Poindexter!


71 posted on 02/22/2005 6:47:46 PM PST by poindexter (That was fun!)
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To: mad_as_he$$

I'd call that high speed chumming.


72 posted on 02/22/2005 6:52:31 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Ladies and gentlemen, this wins today's Awesome Award. I wish you could send fan mail to Navy captains.


73 posted on 02/22/2005 6:53:11 PM PST by SedVictaCatoni (<><)
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To: LadyPilgrim

Did you see this?


74 posted on 02/22/2005 6:54:10 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: rface

Thanks for the info!

I can't wait to get home (I am on the road for my job) and find a way to do some good with my books.


76 posted on 02/22/2005 6:58:12 PM PST by freedumb2003 (If you oppose jihad, you are not a Muslim. If you support jihad, you are my enemy.)
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To: freedumb2003
http://booksforsoldiers.com/
77 posted on 02/22/2005 7:02:36 PM PST by rface ("...the most schizoid freeper I've ever seen")
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To: SandRat

lol


78 posted on 02/22/2005 7:03:30 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: mad_as_he$$
More likely Super Cobras

I stand corrected, you are right.

Yes, pucker factor, indeed!!!!

LVM

79 posted on 02/22/2005 7:05:14 PM PST by LasVegasMac ("God. Guts. Guns. I don't call 911." (bumper sticker))
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