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Happy Birthday Submarine Force . For

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122 years , we have adapted and met the

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challenges of complex , integrated

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undersea environment . We are the most

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lethal and best trained submarine force

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in the world because of the work that

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you do each and every day . Since we

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first commissioned USS Holland on April

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11 , 1900 , we've answered our nation's

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call following the attack on Pearl

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Harbor during the Cold War And after

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September 11 , we have always been

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ready . Our submarine force continues

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to project power abroad and ensure

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freedom of the seas today , just as the

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sailors before us , names like Gilmore

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O'Kane . Ramage and flunky and their

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dynamic cruise remind us of our war

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fighting spirit and sacrifice our

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sailors then and now conduct a full

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range of operations , imperative to our

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combat readiness . As we carve out our

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place in history during these uncertain

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times we share in the storied legacy of

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over a century of the submarine force .

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You , your families and shipmates

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continue to make our force the most

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agile , adaptable and most powerful in

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the world . Happy birthday