Posted on Apr 16, 2018

USS Laffey: Attacked Off Okinawa in World War II | HistoryNet

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On April16, 1945, "The destroyer USS Laffey survives horrific damage from attacks by 22 Japanese aircraft off Okinawa, earning the nickname 'The Ship That Would Not Die'."

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Okinawa brought some of the fiercest fighting seen. Think Japanese were getting desperate and saw handwriting on the wall.

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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Great history lesson

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USS Laffey: Attacked Off Okinawa in World War II | HistoryNet

USS Laffey: Attacked Off Okinawa in World War II | HistoryNet

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