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Harry H Harrison Jr. is a bestselling writer with more than 3.5 million books in print. He has been the subject of two documentaries. His books have been listed on the New York Times and Book Sense list of bestselling non-fiction trade paperback books for over ten years. They are also available in some thirty foreign countries.
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Navy Day - Harry Harrison
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Title: Navy Day
Author: Harry Harrison
Illustrator: Kelly Freas
Release Date: September 18, 2009 [EBook #30019]
Language: English
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The Army had a new theme song: Anything you can do, we can do better!
And they meant anything, including up-to-date hornpipes!
NAVY DAY
By Harry Harrison
Illustrated by Kelly Freas
General Wingrove looked at the rows of faces without seeing them. His vision went beyond the Congress of the United States, past the balmy June day to another day that was coming. A day when the Army would have its destined place of authority.
He drew a deep breath and delivered what was perhaps the shortest speech ever heard in the hallowed halls of Congress:
The General Staff of the U.S. Army requests Congress to abolish the archaic branch of the armed forces known as the U.S. Navy.
The aging Senator from Georgia checked his hearing aid to see if it was in operating order, while
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