Posted on Aug 23, 2017
How a slave made off with a Confederate war ship — and became an American hero
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One thing that the study of history has taught me is that I will never exhaust the trove of great stories waiting for me to discover
How a slave made off with a Confederate war ship — and became an American hero
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CPT Jack Durish with all the regurgitated crap that is being foisted upon us by the film industry, it seems that maybe Hollywood execs should be studying history too. This would make for a compelling film. As Dunkirk proved this year, the story doesn't have to be told from the front lines to be a well told compelling and engaging experience.
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CPT Jack Durish
Of course it's compelling. History is our story, not some made up crap. The people are real, not some rehash of the same overpaid personalities.
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I knew about this; I was PBO for the 203rd Transportation Detachment when the MG Robert Smalls was commissioned. I had a chance to meet his ancestors at the ceremony.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/http://www.army.mil/article-amp/4877/latest-army-vessel-honors-black-american-hero
https://www.google.com/amp/s/http://www.army.mil/article-amp/4877/latest-army-vessel-honors-black-american-hero
Latest Army Vessel Honors Black American Hero
The logistics support vessel Major General Robert Smalls (LSV-8) Aca,!
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CPT Jack Durish
https://www.army.mil/article-amp/4877/latest-army-vessel-honors-black-american-hero
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Latest Army Vessel Honors Black American Hero
BALTIMORE, Md. (Army News Service, Sept. 16, 2007) - The logistics support vessel Major General Robert Smalls (LSV-8) - the first Army vessel named for an African American - was inducted into the Army's watercraft fleet yesterday during a commissioning ceremony at Baltimore's historic Inner Harbor.The 314-foot long, 5,412-ton vessel officially joined the Army Reserve's 203rd Transportation Detachment as more than 300 guests looked on. Smalls...
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