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May 31, 2022May 30, 2022navalistNavy JackLeave a comment

                          31 MAY 2002                         FIRST NAVY JACK In the days of sail, ships at sea identified themselves by flying their national flag, called an “ensign,” a term carried over from European heraldry.  To be most visible, it was flown from the tallest Read More

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