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We're so sorry, Uncle Albert...

We're so sorry, Uncle Albert...

Hands across the water. But no Storm Shadows across the sky.

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Sep 27, 2024
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The U.S. Navy is paying $179 million to upgrade one of its destroyers, the USS Halsey.

The USS Halsey is a destroyer built in 2005 and named in honor of the late Admiral William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. And, yes, Bull Halsey is the Admiral that Paul and Linda McCartney were referring to in their 1971 single, “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.” During World…

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