Senator Tom Carper

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Senator Tom Carper @SenatorCarper

Still, the first @USNavy ship to be named after the First State since 1923, the @USS_Delaware, has been commissioned today for active service and will soon begin to patrol the seas in defense of our nation out of the Port of Wilmington. That is worth celebrating. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 4, 2020

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THREAD: For so many involved in the planning of @USS_Delaware, today has been a long time coming. Because of the #COVID19 pandemic our state, our nation, and the world is facing – today’s ceremony was not the one we had hoped for. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 4, 2020

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But first, a little history. Did you know that Delaware’s naval history dates back to the Revolutionary War? The Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Lewes, served as the staging ground for the Continental Navy’s first marine mission in 1776. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 4, 2020