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Memorial Day tribute and Captain Lawrence’s legacy
By Elmo Scott Watson Memorial Day honors fallen warriors from the Revolution onward, with wreaths of memory for earlier wars. The article recalls Captain James Lawrence and his command, including the Chesapeake pledge Do not give up the ship, as a remembered inspiration to the U S Navy and the nation.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Ister
James Lawrence
U. 8
United States Navy
Ganges
France
Lawrence
England
Hornet
Peacock
New York
Congress
Constitution
Boston
Leopard
Melampus
Chesapeake
Barron
Norfolk
Navy
August Ludlow
Shannon
Philp Broke
Broke
President's Roads