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U.S. Navy battles pirates off Somalia coast

 
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BuffaloJack
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 7:46 pm    Post subject: U.S. Navy battles pirates off Somalia coast Reply with quote
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U.S. Navy battles pirates off Somalia coast
One pirate killed, 5 wounded after American sailors return fire
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11233378/

Kewl !
Sounds like a Marketime patrol engagement.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 12:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
and one of the US Skippers was--- Charlie Brown (really)
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
US Navy made my day.
Take a look at those beautiful ships.
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msindependent
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
here's a link to a photo of the pirate ship. you can't really see it because it's in flames.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/03/18/pirate-060318.html
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's hard to imagine anyone dumb enough too take on a modern American war ship in open sea's. Just a sea going bell hop here,who has only taken trips on our gator navy fleet ,"but was still enjoyable"!!
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AMOS
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:56 pm    Post subject: 72 Virgins. Reply with quote
It's also hard to imagine anyone dumb enough to believe that 72 virgin thing.
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