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This Day in Naval History – June 25

Thursday, June 25, 2009
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1917 - Navy convoy of troopships carrying American Expeditionary Forces arrives in France

1950 - North Korea invades South Korea beginning Korean Conflict

(Source: Navy News Service)

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