Posted on May 20, 2017

This Little U.S. Destroyer Was Hit by Six Japanese Kamikazes—and Survived

PO1 Tony Holland

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Toured the USS Laffey in Charleston five years ago -- was/t aware of this story then

This Little U.S. Destroyer Was Hit by Six Japanese Kamikazes—and Survived

Posted from http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/little-us-destroyer-was-hit-by-six-japanese-kamikazes—-20759

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LTC Orlando Illi

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I toured it last year as well.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Thank you for the great read, and share.

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LTC (Join to see)

Posted >1 y ago

Yes, this is an amazing story. We have been to this ship twice now and I highly recommend visiting it for anyone who goes to Charleston...well worth it!

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This Little U.S. Destroyer Was Hit by Six Japanese Kamikazes—and Survived

This Little U.S. Destroyer Was Hit by Six Japanese Kamikazes—and Survived

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