Hear The Call if Sounded Again to Provide Firepower For Freedom: Captain Peniston USS NEW JERSEY

This episode stars Captain Peniston, USS New Jersey’s captain in 1969. He is most famous for his farewell speech in which he said “Rest well and sleep lightly, and hear the call, if again sounded, to provide firepower for freedom.“ He returned to the ship in 2003 to give the speech again. To send Ryan a message on Facebook: To support the battleship’s efforts to drydock, go to:
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