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Statue to celebrate Royal Navy personnel unveiled
The statue depicts a navy Wren, a sailor and a marine commando. Mr Smith, who served on HMS Antrim, a County Class destroyer during the 1982 Falklands conflict, said the memorial meant everything ...
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No home for fundraised slavery sculpture
A statue celebrating members of the Royal Navy who helped to end the Atlantic slave trade is yet to find a home. Colin Kemp, from Portsmouth, has fundraised nearly £70,000 for the memorial to the ...
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USS Cleveland’s return to its namesake city: A historic community initiative and Navy legacy
Clevelanders, get ready for a first-of-its-kind milestone: the commissioning of the USS Cleveland, a Littoral Combat Ship ...
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Fall River police: Suspect apprehended in memorial statue vandalism. Here's what we know
FALL RIVER — Police said they have identified and arrested a man they suspect defaced the Fallen Officers' Memorial statue outside police headquarters. According to Fall River police ...
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Memorial marking Royal Navy's role in ending the slave trade and championed by the Daily Mail struggles to find a home
A planned memorial to the Royal Navy’s role in ending the slave trade is in limbo after it was rejected by a string of proposed sites. Campaigners raised £70,000 to build a statue commemorating ...