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The Hermione being escorted by the USS Mitscher (DDG-57) (1)
U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg
2015-06-02
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- This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 150602-N-OA702-012 (next). This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. العربية ∙…
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About this work
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), right, provides a warm welcome to the French tall ship replica Hermione in the vicinity of the Battle of Virginia Capes off the East Coast of the United States. The original Hermione brought French General Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780 to inform Continental Army General George Washington that a French army was headed for the United States to assist in the war effort. The symbolic return of the Hermione will pay homage to Lafayette and the Franco-American alliance that brought victory at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. The Hermione will visit Yorktown (Virginia) on 5 June and then continue up the East Coast visiting cities of Franco-American historical significance.
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