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Fri Mar-04-05 08:21 PM
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On 5 March 1942, the U. S. Navy Seabees (Construction Battalion) was established as an engineering unit whose purpose was to build shore facilities in combat areas for the Navy and the Marine Corps. 63 Years later the Bees are still busy all around the world. God Bless Em.
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Fri Mar-04-05 08:36 PM
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Edited on Fri Mar-04-05 08:37 PM by ohio_liberal
in Guantanamo Bay during the missile crisis. He was building a bridge one day, standing along a fence with a rifle the next.
edit: typo
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Fri Mar-04-05 08:39 PM
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2. They are truly remarkable Sailors |
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WE BUILD, WE FIGHT. What an awesome legacy.
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Fri Mar-04-05 08:45 PM
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My dad swears the Seabees made a man out of him :)
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