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Marines and Citizens Clash at Norfolk Ferry Dock
A mass brawl at the Portsmouth ferry dock in Norfolk left Lawson Cuddy and Joseph Flynn fatally injured and several marines including Robert Cadden, Benjamin Marks, Frank Bendick and Joe Donohue detained. Police intervened to stop the fighting as a marine squad attempted to land from an incoming ferryboat. The exact cause is unknown.
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Tad Calin Windig
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Lawson Cuddy
Joseph Flynn
Robert Cadden
Benjamin Marks
Frank Bendick
Joe Donohue
Ywern Snenood
Joe Firno