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This Day in U.S. Naval History - April 28

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April 28, 2011

1962 - Naval forces capture Forts Jackson and St. Philip, LA

1965 - Dominican Republic intervention began
 
1944 - U.S. LSTs attacked during Operation Tiger
 
1993 - SECDEF memo orders Armed Forces to train and assign women on combat aircraft and most combat ships, but not to ground combat positions.
 
(Source: Navy News Service)

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