Posted on Sep 28, 2016

On this day in U.S. government history

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166 years ago today ... Navy abolished flogging as a punishment. Interesting that only a few of the officers who were asked agreed it should be abolished.

On this day in U.S. government history

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Posted 6 y ago

Taking one to the mast used to mean something entirely different.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 8 y ago

Guess it was better than being keel hualed.

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MSG Chris Allen

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On this day in U.S. government history

On this day in U.S. government history

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