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Strange tradition of launching shoes from an aircraft carrier (Story)

By: Rick

In: Awesome, Military, Navy

Feb 19, 2021

One of the strangest traditions of the Navy is to launch a pair of shoes off the deck of an aircraft carrier. This is done when the ship’s “shooter” is retiring. However the tradition has an interesting beginning that dates back to the 1970’s.

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Category: Awesome, Military, Navy

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