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Mark Kelly: “The keel was laid during World War II on this aircraft…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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A History Nerd Interviews Senator Mark Kelly

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

I was on the USS Midway. Were you? Yes. Okay. Which was named after the battle. Yeah. Not the island. It's a big one. It's really important. Change the war. And The keel was laid during World War II on this aircraft carrier that lasted all the way until 1991 operational. It's the oldest carrier in the fleet. I wonder if on that ship somewhere there's, like a plaque, because I would. That's what I would find. I would just find the one. (02:42–02:50)

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Asserts that the USS Midway was operational from World War II until 1991.

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