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Shared from God and CountryI Am The USS Utah. I raised my flag December 7th, 1941 at 0800. My life was over at 0810 that morning. I Am The USS Arizona. I lie at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, along with 1,103 of my men. I Am The USS Oklahoma. 20 officers and 395 enlisted died protecting me. Thank you Julio DeCastro for saving 32 of my men. I Am The USS West Virginia. I received 6 torpedo hits and quickly sank. May 17, 1942, while being repaired, the bodies of 70 of my crewmen were found. I lived to fight another day. I Am The USS Maryland. I fought back. I survived and fought in the battle of Midway and brought over 8000 men home. I Am The USS Nevada. I lost 60 of my crew members that day. But I refloated in February, 1942 and served valiantly during the war. I Am The USS Tennessee. I survived and fought at Iwo Jima. I Am The USS California. I lost 98 of my crew, but I survived to fight again. I received 7 battleship stars for valiant service during the war. I AM THE COST OF FREEDOM