250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States Navy

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Two hundred and fifty years ago, the rising tide of revolution surged from land to sea when the Second Continental Congress established what would ultimately become the United States Navy—the mightiest, most lethal, and most legendary maritime fighting force ever conceived. Today, we honor the Navy's epic role in safeguarding our sovereignty and projecting our power beyond our coasts. We salute the Navy's indispensable role throughout every chapter of our national story. Above all, we pay tribute to the generations of gallant Sailors who have fearlessly lived by those timeless words: Non sibi sed patriae —Not for self, but for country.…

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