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American Connections Media Outreach: Cincinnati Native Serves as “Vanguard in Peace, Spearhead in War”
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A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU- 4), Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (VA), makes a final approach to embark aboard the USN Harpers Ferry Class Dock
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American Connections Media Outreach: Columbus Native Serves as “Vanguard in Peace, Spearhead in War”
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