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Maersk Alabama captain thanks Bainbridge crew for rescue
"You are the patriots. You are the heroes in the story involving me," Capt. Richard Phillips said today on the Bainbridge in Norfolk. The crew of that destroyer rescued Phillips from Somali pirates this spring.
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Local Military News
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- Donations needed for wreaths for veterans cemetary
- Toy donation for military families set up at Dollar Tree
- Postal service offers info on sending packages overseas
- Fort Monroe group requests national park status
- Beach-based soldier recovering after mishap at Fort Pickett
- Maersk Alabama captain thanks Bainbridge crew
- Holiday star pushed into place atop Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
- Navy doing bird study at proposed OLF site
- Coast Guard crews search for missing Canadian boater
Iraq News
Iraq War special features
Special features
PARALLEL PARK THIS!Docking a warship the size of a skyscraper - Interactive, time-lapse and videos
SEARCH THE MEMORIAL Find names on the Virginia War Memorial; Search by cause of death, war, branch or gender
- HATS OFF TO NATO
A field guide to NATO's military hats
- NEW LOOK OF THE NAVY
A preview of the new Working Uniform
- OUR POWs
A salute to some veterans of war
- NAVY'S RAILGUN
Learn about the weapon's parts, works
Railgun test sets record
- PLANNING A FORT'S FUTURE
Proposals for closing Fort Monroe in 2011
- GEORGE H.W. BUSH
All about the Bush commissioning
and other Nimitz-class carriers
- USS HARRY S. TRUMAN
Life at sea with the Truman Strike Group
Community Photos: Military Life
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| Mar 02, 2009 - Dec 26, 2009 | US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 57 | Flotilla 57 |
| Apr 30, 2010 - May 02, 2010 | Virginia International Tattoo | Scope Arena |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 'Paul Caviness" Open Classic | Coast Guard Day Picnic |
| Sep 11, 2010 | Anniversary of September 11th attacks | N/A |
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