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'Crucible 1972': JU prof's book features two Vietnam War Navy aviators from Jacksonville
many stories about their Navy careers. Some of them are included in a new book by Jacksonville University Professor Keith Saliba, "Crucible 1972: The War for Peace in Vietnam." It's Saliba's ...
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April 16, 1897: T. Roosevelt Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In 1897, President McKinley appointed Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt's enthusiastic support for intervention--he once said, "I should welcome ...
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May 15, 1898: Theodore Roosevelt resigns as Ass. Sec. of the Navy
On May 15,1898, Theodore Roosevelt resigned his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt, who had once said, "I should welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one", left ...
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What new "rats" go through in hell week at Virginia Military Institute
Hell week concludes with an event known as "The Crucible," which presents the rats with a series of mental and physical challenges. More from Boot Camp We got an inside look at what it's like ...