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National Maritime Day honors the merchant marine heroes
On May 22 National Maritime Day honors the United States merchant marine. Elmo Scott Watson notes how 190,000 civilian seamen volunteered, manning over 4,000 ships and delivering supplies for 10,000,000 men overseas, underpinning victory in World War II.
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